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Pebbles82 · 03-09-2020, 03:41 AM

They do have a whole range of expressions and really do communicate either by that or behaviour I think. The difficulty is interpreting them sometimes! I have had black looks, pleading looks, butter wouldn't melt in my mouth looks, turning their backs on you. Sulky looks. Maybe he does look a bit wistful as they can look pooped and happy but it's hard to tell. Ask him! The cleverest thing I've seen them do is indicate with their heads. Had two hamsters do that - eg go over to something look at it, look at you, look at it again - and they're telling you something is wrong or not working. Or giving you a look then getting on the wheel to show you it's not spinning. Mind you Newt was sneaky with that and a couple of times fooled me into thinking I hadn't put out his treat in the usual place and it had me wondering if I'd forgotten so put it out- then he'd do it again! Look at the place and pester and look at me, when he'd already had it! ie trying to get me to give him another one!

03-09-2020, 03:41 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Sad looking Baldrick They do have a whole range of expressions and really do communicate either by that or behaviour I think. The difficulty is interpreting them sometimes! I have had black looks, pleading looks, butter wouldn't melt in my mouth looks, turning their backs on you. Sulky looks. Maybe he does look a bit wistful as they can look pooped and happy but it's hard to tell. Ask him! The cleverest thing I've seen them do is indicate with their heads. Had two hamsters do that - eg go over to something look at it, look at you, look at it again - and they're telling you something is wrong or not working. Or giving you a look then getting on the wheel to show you it's not spinning. Mind you Newt was sneaky with that and a couple of times fooled me into thinking I hadn't put out his treat in the usual place and it had me wondering if I'd forgotten so put it out- then he'd do it again! Look at the place and pester and look at me, when he'd already had it! ie trying to get me to give him another one!