Not eating. sleeping

[twix and oreo mates4life]

My hamster, twix, has not been eating. All she's only sleeping. I check in on her to make sure she's alive but I'm worried about her.

[BrainGirl]

Does she get up at all, ever? How's the temperature around her cage? How old is she?

[twix and oreo mates4life]

She does get up. The temperature is about 74°f. She is pretty old but she doesn't usually act her age

[BrainGirl]

Hmm, well in that case it could just be her age catching up with her. They do seem to show their age rather suddenly when they do I'm afraid.

[twix and oreo mates4life]

I know. It layed me sad to see her like that though

[BrainGirl]

It's never easy to see these changes in our loved ones x

[Thin Lizzy]

It's always hard when they get older! If only I had a magic wand!

[twix and oreo mates4life]

I know. Me too. And if I lose twixy now then my username will mean nothing and I won't have my little fluffy furball to cuddle with

[lilpaws]

Aww this is so sad give all the love to your hammy it might be she's just having a off day its getting cold now, my henry he didn't eat much one day but next day his apitate was back' it also will be old age continue to do a great job that your doing xx

[racinghamster]

As hamsters age, they do sleep more and their mobility will be slower. They won`t have that same vitality they once had and sometimes you need to look at their diet and decide if they still eat enough of require supplementation. What age is Twix? Are her teeth okay? This can be a sign that something is wrong if she`s not managing to eat, or she may be feeling cold or ill. So determine what that is first. Hamsters that stop eating or are trying to eat but have difficulty may need to see a vet. x