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FirefoxMiho · 01-06-2019, 05:01 AM

You guys are all. Get a bigger cage. Which I did.

I got padme an 812 sq inch cage. Which for about 3 weeks she seemed happy in.

Now she’s biting on the cage lid because she knows this is how I let her out.

I let her run around in my bed for 10-15 minutes. She is still doing it.

I scatter treats all over the cage. She is never interested in treats.

I put a lot of enrichment in the cage. I bought an expensive hideout for Christmas and she uses it to escape.

I cannot deal with her making so much noise all night trying to escape and it makes no sense when she’s in an 800 sq inch cage. It’s really hard to ignore and get any sleep but I dont understand how she’s this unhappy when I paid $150 worth of toys. I’m not buying her a new cage and if she damages her new cage she’s going back to her 55 gallon. I’m also not buying her new toys.

I had to take her 2 hideouts out because she was using it to try to escape and was chewing the sides of the lid.

She is becoming too high maintenance for me. If I can’t get this resolved she has to go.

01-06-2019, 05:01 AM
FirefoxMiho Newborn Pup Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 30	My hamster is always trying to escape when she’s in an 800 sq inch cage. You guys are all. Get a bigger cage. Which I did. I got padme an 812 sq inch cage. Which for about 3 weeks she seemed happy in. Now she’s biting on the cage lid because she knows this is how I let her out. I let her run around in my bed for 10-15 minutes. She is still doing it. I scatter treats all over the cage. She is never interested in treats. I put a lot of enrichment in the cage. I bought an expensive hideout for Christmas and she uses it to escape. I cannot deal with her making so much noise all night trying to escape and it makes no sense when she’s in an 800 sq inch cage. It’s really hard to ignore and get any sleep but I dont understand how she’s this unhappy when I paid $150 worth of toys. I’m not buying her a new cage and if she damages her new cage she’s going back to her 55 gallon. I’m also not buying her new toys. I had to take her 2 hideouts out because she was using it to try to escape and was chewing the sides of the lid. She is becoming too high maintenance for me. If I can’t get this resolved she has to go.