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Peyton · 12-14-2014, 07:36 PM

My hamster of six months, Clyde, has been sleeping in his wheel for the past four days. I cleaned out the top layer of bedding in his tank and added some more. I didn't clean his toys, I wanted to keep his scent there. His nest was in a mug and it looked pretty dirty, but I didn't clean it out because he had a large hoard in there and I know he had worked hard on it, but it looked filthy. I put the mug (with the nest inside) back in its same place, but mixed up some of his other toys including the place of his wheel. Now he won't go back in his nest, or in any other of the hideouts I have for him. He's tried to nest a bit on his wheel by taking up some pieces of toilet paper and making small clusters of seeds, but I remove them so he can run safely. He does his business on his wheel often and it gets nasty. I'm not sure what to do about this wheel-nesting thing. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

12-14-2014, 07:36 PM
Peyton Newborn Pup Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New Hampshire, US Posts: 23	Hamster sleeping in wheel? My hamster of six months, Clyde, has been sleeping in his wheel for the past four days. I cleaned out the top layer of bedding in his tank and added some more. I didn't clean his toys, I wanted to keep his scent there. His nest was in a mug and it looked pretty dirty, but I didn't clean it out because he had a large hoard in there and I know he had worked hard on it, but it looked filthy. I put the mug (with the nest inside) back in its same place, but mixed up some of his other toys including the place of his wheel. Now he won't go back in his nest, or in any other of the hideouts I have for him. He's tried to nest a bit on his wheel by taking up some pieces of toilet paper and making small clusters of seeds, but I remove them so he can run safely. He does his business on his wheel often and it gets nasty. I'm not sure what to do about this wheel-nesting thing. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!