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Old 07-22-2020, 02:18 AM   #1
Archie the hamster
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Default Hamster doesn't use her pouches?

About a month ago I adopted a one year old female Syrian from a rescue and I have still not seen her use her pouches at all. She also does not store food in her nest like my previous hamsters did. She leaves everything in her food bowl. If I put food somewhere else in her cage she moves it to her food bowl by carrying it in her mouth. She also seems to be quite a picky eater and leaves a lot of food uneaten including treats that my previous hamsters loved. I was concerned that she may not be eating enough but her weight has not changed since I got her so I guess she must be eating. She seems healthy otherwise and is very active and very friendly. But could there be something wrong with her pouches causing her to not use them?
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Old 07-22-2020, 02:28 AM   #2
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Default Re: Hamster doesn't use her pouches?

I don't know what to say...maybe the hamster doesn't know he has those?
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Old 07-22-2020, 02:41 AM   #3
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Default Re: Hamster doesn't use her pouches?

It’s not the first time I’ve seen this, some hams just like to use their food bowl for their stash! If she’s moving things from elsewhere in the cage to her bowl then the chances are she uses her pouches to do that.
It doesn’t sound like anything to worry about, just the way she is!
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Old 07-29-2020, 08:12 AM   #4
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some hamsters just don’t use their pouches like other hamsters. keep an eye on her to see if her behavior changes. it seems she is healthy, and she isn’t loosing weight. so just keep a close eye on her!
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