Hello

sueham · 07-18-2020, 10:39 AM

Hello, I am new to the forum. I have owned hamsters for ten years now, and have currently got one little boy hybrid, named Flump. He’s really fluffy like a marshmallow

we rescued him off of fb, he was in a tiny ferplast cage but he is now in a much roomier fun area Leon. It’s not an ideal cage and we are going to build a Ikea linmon cage for him soon.

Hope everyone is well

Presley524 · 07-18-2020, 06:49 PM

Welcome! I love the name Flump! Can’t wait to hear more about the little guy!

Presley524 · 07-18-2020, 06:49 PM

Welcome! I love the name Flump! Can’t wait to hear more about the little guy!

cypher · 07-18-2020, 10:48 PM

Hi & welcome to HC

Little Flump sounds really sweet, look forward to hearing more about him.

sueham · 07-19-2020, 01:41 PM

Thank you! He is really so sweet. He was part of a pair of hams that lived together in a small cage, however unfortunately the other little one passed away. I don’t know if that was illness related or if they fought.

I have no idea how old he is, being a dwarf he is tiny compared to the chunky Syrians I have owned in the past. However long he has left I am determined to make him happy

Presley524 · 07-19-2020, 05:19 PM

The dwarf I have now is my first and I was really surprised at how small they are compared to Syrians too haha. I used to think my Syrian was so small and now I’m like she’s huge compared to my dwarf lol

sueham · 07-22-2020, 03:45 AM

Thanks for the replies everyone. Here is a picture of our little guy. He doesn’t seem to like making a nest and sleeps in random open places in his cage, like in his tunnels or on top of some bedding but he never seems to nest!

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cypher · 07-22-2020, 04:01 AM

Aww! He looks adorable

What kind of house does he have to nest in? Some do sleep in the open sometines but if the house is too small or has a base so they can't dig under it they may not use it.

sueham · 07-22-2020, 04:08 AM

He has loads of different areas in his cage to nest. He has a Sputnik, a cardboard box, with the bottom cut out, he has a plastic house, he has a bendy sticks house... lots of areas to nest in but he always goes back to his tunnels. His tunnels came with him in the cage he was in when I rescued him. He slept in them all the time in his old cage and I know he loves them so I’ve put them inside of his new cage so he feels safe. He’s a funny ham.

cypher · 07-22-2020, 04:36 AM

That’s totally understandable then, if his tunnels have always been his safe place he must be quite attached to them bless him.