Is my hamster bored or stressed?

[cookiethehammie]

Originally Posted by Petite

Maybe you could try using other toys in her playpen / bathtub? This doesn't involve any further cost - we give our dwarf a stash of differing lengths of cardboard tubes in her playpen and she is fascinated for ages. It's a chance to give her long tubes that we wouldn't put in her cage because of the size, and also more space just to run around and explore the world from a different angle.

Hmm yeah I think I’ll try doing that!

[cookiethehammie]

Originally Posted by cypher

I wouldn’t use the bath for a robo, a playpen or large play bin would be more suitable.
As for the behaviour making a racket digging & scratching in the house is not unusual for some hams or a sign of boredom it’s just what they do! Same often goes for scratching at the sides of a tank.
If you ham enjoys out of cage time I would try increasing that though.

Okay I’ll see if I can try hamster-proofing my room so that she can roam around and interact with some toys until I can get my hands on a playpen. I agree she seemed pretty stressed when placed in the bathtub (it’s stressful for both of us actually lol) So I prefer putting her in a large bin cage when I’m cage cleaning.

[SyrianNamedHarmony]

Yes I would say try taking her put more often too. In the bathtub or if you have a full room you could use that could be great. I take my syrian put every 2-3 night so she can be somewhere other than her cage.