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06-23-2017, 11:08 AM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 280
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Scent marking her treats?
I keep a jar of Marti's treats on my coffee table, as well as a little bowl with treats she had chewed on but then abandoned during her outside time, not to mix them with the fresh ones. On Wednesday I was grocery shopping and bought a little bag with peanuts, raisins, and dried fruits. I put the mix in the treat jar and gave Marti a few bits to try, putting what she hadn't finished in the bowl.
She was exploring the coffee table when she started rubbing against the jar and the bowl, similar to how cats do with their owner's legs. She did it for a few seconds and then kept on exploring. I've never seen her do that before. Could it be that she liked the mix I'd bought so much that she wanted to prevent it from being stolen when she'd get back to her cage?
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R.I.P. Prince Lemon - my fluffy baby. I’ll never forget you. 23.09.2017 - 17.05.2018
R.I.P. Martina - my golden Queen. You were amazing. 14.02.2017 - 24.01.2019
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07-02-2017, 11:15 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 154
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Re: Scent marking her treats?
Hehehe that's cute. Generally speaking, they scent mark to basically "own" the object. So, yes, she probably smelt her treats, scent marked on it so that nobody else can have it. It's her marking her territory, or so to speak.
Be assured that it's completely normal, my hamster rubs his hips on everything when he's out of the cage lol!!
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07-03-2017, 01:40 AM
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Hamster Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Posts: 15,575
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Re: Scent marking her treats?
That's so adorable! They really are funny when it comes to things that belong to them.
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07-03-2017, 01:42 AM
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Hamster Hugger
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: London
Posts: 2,327
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Re: Scent marking her treats?
Awww that is sweet. They do funny things. Quigley will scent mark everything in his playpen, including my legs lol.
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07-03-2017, 08:58 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 3,186
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Re: Scent marking her treats?
That's so adorable that Marti scent marked her treat jar and bowl! She obviously really enjoyed them!
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Owning Hamsters since Nov 2007
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07-03-2017, 02:21 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 280
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Re: Scent marking her treats?
Thank you all for reassuring me. Marti has done it a couple more times since I posted this thread. One time she got so enthusiastic about it that her bowl nearly fell off the table.
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Mommy to Noir the antique book loving chinchilla
R.I.P. Prince Lemon - my fluffy baby. I’ll never forget you. 23.09.2017 - 17.05.2018
R.I.P. Martina - my golden Queen. You were amazing. 14.02.2017 - 24.01.2019
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