Spider-Hamster

[lovelyhamsters5]

So my hamster Einstein loves being really active and rambunctious he loves pooping everywhere and hiding his food with his poop. But that's not the only thing that makes me wonder what's going on in his tiny mind, he loves climbing the corner of his three level cage whenever he is woken up from his slumber during the day. He really never does this at night only during the daytime hours. Is this something I should be concerned about?

[Thin Lizzy]

Hello and welcome to the forum.
What size of cage do you have?

[cypher]

Hi & welcome to HC
Some hams do love to climb the bars which is fine just so long as you make sure they have something soft to land on when they fall which they usually do! Make sure little feet can't get trapped anywhere too.
If he only does it during the day do you think he may just be attention seeking? One of mine tends to do that when she sees me & wants out!
It would help to know more about the cage too.

[gifinim]

I've caught my hamster hanging off the roof of her cage by her front paws a few times. It looks like she climbs up the side and starts to go across the top and runs out of places to put her feet, so just hangs there for a while before dropping into the sawdust. She's a peculiar little thing

As long as Einstein isn't falling far or on to anything dangerous like a solid corner he should be fine. At least he's exercising!

[lovelyhamsters5]

Originally Posted by Thin Lizzy

Hello and welcome to the forum.
What size of cage do you have?

I have a big three level cage, it's the rat starter cage and it's the perfect size for Einstein, I didn't want one of the unreasonably tiny cages.

[Thin Lizzy]

Sounds like a good size!
Those tiny cages are awful!
Make sure there'd no sharp corners that his can hurt himself on, also make sure there's plenty of substrate in the cage.
They love to explore!