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Old 03-23-2021, 11:13 PM   #1
achilleshamham
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Default Robo Hamster Not Running On His Wheel

I have this little robo hamster and I've had him for a while, he's completely comfortable with me and loves running around his cage and on his wheel. (his cage is 650 sq in) I brought home new syrian hamster about a week and a half ago and he's in a completely separate cage like he's supposed to be.
I've noticed that recently my robo hamster won't come out of his burrow for very long and when he does it's only to get the food I've left in his bowl or the treats my mom leaves in his cage. He doesn't urinate or drink water very much anymore and I can tell because his water bowl is always pretty full when I clean it every morning. He's also not running on his wheel as much anymore because it's not as dirty as it used to be when he ran on it all the time.
Could this be because of my new syrian hamster? Their cages are about 2 ft from each other and I thought maybe he doesn't want to come out because he can smell the other hamster? My strain does smell quite strongly.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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Old 04-21-2021, 01:43 PM   #2
Juno99
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Default Re: Robo Hamster Not Running On His Wheel

Hi

Hamsters have a very good sense of smell and so your robo probably just needs some time to get used to your new one. It is still helpful to keep them as apart in your room as possible so they can't annoy each other.

If the problem persists you should maybe try putting your syrian in a different room to see if your robo's behaviour goes back to normal so that you can establish if this is the problem.
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Old 04-22-2021, 02:51 PM   #3
Ria P
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Default Re: Robo Hamster Not Running On His Wheel

How old is your Robo?
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Old 04-27-2021, 08:31 PM   #4
ShelbyBelby
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Question Re: Robo Hamster Not Running On His Wheel

I was also wondering because my little robo has a 544 square inch bin cage and he was running on his wheel untill the first time I spot cleaned his cage. When I was done cleaning his cage I moved around his things in different places and that's when he stopped using his wheel. I thought maybe because it's in a different place so I moved it back to where it was before and he still won't use it. I'll sometimes put treats on it so he will go over to it and stand on it, but he still never runs on it, I can tell because it's not dirty at all like it used to when he ran on it and I cleaned it out every day. Please give me some ideas, I'm kind of worried! Also he is about a month and a half old.
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