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Pebbles82 · 01-20-2019, 05:03 PM

Have a poke around in her house/nest/hoard to see if she has pouched it and taken it there for bedding. They often do forage for things that might be nice in the nest. A careful poke so you don't mess her nest up too much. If you can't see it you may need to have a good look at her to see if she seems to have anthing in her pouches, or is having difficulty opening her mouth (ie if it has got tangled in her teeth or anything).

Our hammy tried to pouch a paper hat from a Cracker that was left on the sofa - had quite a tug of war to get it off him! Anything they think could be nesting material.

Come back and let us know and then there may be other things to check but scruffing her would be the last resort (eg to see if it's in her pouches).

01-20-2019, 05:03 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Have a poke around in her house/nest/hoard to see if she has pouched it and taken it there for bedding. They often do forage for things that might be nice in the nest. A careful poke so you don't mess her nest up too much. If you can't see it you may need to have a good look at her to see if she seems to have anthing in her pouches, or is having difficulty opening her mouth (ie if it has got tangled in her teeth or anything). Our hammy tried to pouch a paper hat from a Cracker that was left on the sofa - had quite a tug of war to get it off him! Anything they think could be nesting material. Come back and let us know and then there may be other things to check but scruffing her would be the last resort (eg to see if it's in her pouches). Last edited by souffle; 01-21-2019 at 01:10 AM.