Help!!

[Mushiemallows]

I really didn't anticipate for Alfred to be this big, and I have recently discovered that his wheel is far too small for him. He still runs on it, but his back arches and he looks clumsy D:

I was all ready to go and buy one of the much bigger wheels, but I have no money. My sister is going to Uni so my family are incredibly poor at the moment. My parents don't seem to think that it's a very urgent issue, so they're not bothered about making me wait until money is available which might not be until October.

Are there any homemade toys or activities I can offer in the mean time!? Seeing him run is so upsetting to me and it's just making me feel ashamed of myself.

He's only very active at night so I can't put him in his ball for a couple of hours either.

Thankyou! X

[Womblehands]

Do you have anything you could sell to raise some money? Ebay is brilliant for making some quick cash.

Maybe you could attach a toilet roll tube to his cage, like a suspension so he can climb thru it.. a hanging tube kinda thing.

[kyrilliondaemon]

I'd take the wheel out. Its better for a hamster to go without temporarily than to risk hurting its back running on a too-small wheel.

Lots of substrate (encourage digging), maybe scatter feed the food, and remember that October is only a few weeks away.

[Mushiemallows]

I have been trying to sell some of my stuff for about two months now, nothing seems to go D:

I would but that is literally all he does at night. He has a toilet roll tube in his cage but doesn't show much interest. I'm scared that if I take it away, he'll get bored and stressed. A few weeks can be a long time D: I probably won't get anything till mid October at the earliest. Is there anything I can make for him?

[purple_x]

Get some cardboard boxes, stick them together and cut random holes in them.
Makes like a mini assault course/climbing thingy for hams. Mine love them.

[jesselle]

hi

you could put out a 'wanted' post in the marketplace section and on websites such as gumtree and preloved.

you might find someone who can donate a wheel to you...

[jesselle]

and what are you trying to sell?

[Mushiemallows]

I've been trying to sell a load of books and games etc. D:

My dad has got me a new bin to make Alfred's new cage, but says the wheel will still take a while to get. Alfred still uses his but I've bought him some other wooden toys in the mean time which he seems to adore!

[GhostsInSnow]

What size wheel do you have and what size are you after? I have a couple of spares but I don't know if they're big enough x

[jesselle]

Originally Posted by GhostsInSnow

What size wheel do you have and what size are you after? I have a couple of spares but I don't know if they're big enough x

ooo i like this very much