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Old 01-20-2017, 06:43 PM   #1
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So I've had Dorris for 3 weeks now and this past week she's really been showing her true colours. Here's a list of all the cute yet annoying hamster behaviours has:

1) she throws all of the sand out of the sand area, which creates a huge mess around the cage
2) she chews EVERYTHING
3) she always tries to eat my hand (she actually bit me once, she thinks everything is food).
4) she keeps digging in each corner so the plastic cage liner comes up
5) she rips the cage liner
6) she loves standing on the water bottle
7) she puts food on the wheel which make the LOUDEST noise imaginable.
) since I got her, I've woken up every night because of how loud she is
9) she EATS her potty litter
10) no matter how many toys i spoil her with, she always wants to escape

I've been a little worried about her chewing the cage liner + her standing on the water bottle is quite scary and I don't know what to do about her digging in every corner. If you have any advice on why she is doing this or how to stop her please help
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Old 01-20-2017, 07:09 PM   #2
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Sounds like normal Hammy behaviour to me, Pip does similar things, she chewed the front of her Trixie wheel that much I had to remove it.
She kicks the sand out of the sand bath when she is in it, She stands on the roof of her houses, she pees in her house until I have to get rid of them. She has nibbled my hand and bitten it. She digs through her substrate etc
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Old 01-20-2017, 10:50 PM   #3
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It sounds like totally normal ham behaviour to me to!
I would remove the cage liner though as you don't need that with hams, just a nice deep layer of substrate, if she's eating or pouching potty litter I would just replace that with more sand.
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Old 01-21-2017, 03:35 AM   #4
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Yes aha I know, I'd find it more amusing if it didn't wake me up. It's funny because my brother's hamster is totally different, he is very lazy compared to mine! I will probably remove the cage liner and storing food on the wheel is something she doesnt do that much.
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Old 01-21-2017, 03:53 AM   #5
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If she continues corner digging even with the cage liner being removed and if you add more substrate,enrichment,and address other issues with the cage setup consider that the cage just might not be big enough It is normal for hamsters to dig,but there's a difference between that normal digging behavior and obsessive corner digging.

Replace the bottle stand by putting a smaller bottle up high where just the spout is accessible by attaching it to the side of the cage with industrial strength velcro.Bottle holders and stands are climbable and could then let a bottle get chewed or let lids and such get chewed which is a problem.

When it comes to chewing everything,just make sure the material is either chewproof(ceramic,terracotta,etc)or made of a safe to chew material.This means no plastic items,no questionable metals and such,and definitely no fabric.As long as you take precautions it isn't a problem
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Old 01-21-2017, 06:10 AM   #6
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She's quite the explorer, checking everything out.
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:10 PM   #7
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Yeah, she just sound like a normal, crazy ham! They have the weirdest habits!
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Old 01-24-2017, 02:29 PM   #8
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If she continues corner digging even with the cage liner being removed and if you add more substrate,enrichment,and address other issues with the cage setup consider that the cage just might not be big enough It is normal for hamsters to dig,but there's a difference between that normal digging behavior and obsessive corner digging.

Replace the bottle stand by putting a smaller bottle up high where just the spout is accessible by attaching it to the side of the cage with industrial strength velcro.Bottle holders and stands are climbable and could then let a bottle get chewed or let lids and such get chewed which is a problem.

When it comes to chewing everything,just make sure the material is either chewproof(ceramic,terracotta,etc)or made of a safe to chew material.This means no plastic items,no questionable metals and such,and definitely no fabric.As long as you take precautions it isn't a problem
Her cage is 95 x 55 x 49 cm so I doubt its too small for her. I'll see how she reacts without the liner anyway. Also, I'm getting a new water bottle asap, thanks for help!
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Old 01-24-2017, 02:36 PM   #9
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It may not seem likely,but it's completely possible even in cages of that size.What seems huge to humans still isn't anywhere near the amount of space they'd naturally have to explore,and as a result it isn't uncommon to hear of hamsters showing signs of boredom and stress and general stereotypic behavior even in cages above any sort of random minimum you find.
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Old 01-25-2017, 12:17 PM   #10
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I also think that everything what she does is normal.

Anyway, as others had said, I would remove the potty litter, it can be really dangerous for her, and I also would remove the cage liner, because if it has dyes or some plastic components it can be dangerous too, and if she's messing with it, removing it wouldn't be so bad on stylish terms, and it could make a difference on health terms.
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