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Old 06-16-2020, 08:03 AM  
Engel
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Default Re: Hamsters: are they seasonal?

Difficult to say.

My robo is awake all hours. Day or night, he'll get up and potter about for a bit then go back to bed. He's mostly active dusk and dawn like he would be if in the wild. Roborovskis are crepuscular rather than nocturnal.

My female Syrian will potter about during the day but is more active in the evening from 6 onwards until about 1-2am. She does have bouts of activity throughout the night but 6-2 is when she's most active.

My male Syrian won't get up until 11pm usually (in winter) when it's total darkness. Now it's lighter at night I'm lucky if I see him before 1am. I have blackout curtains in my room to try and help as it's never truly dark at night at the moment. I was thinking of getting a labyrinth box for him but don't know if they're big enough for Syrians.

Another option is a cardboard box with a bendy bridge over the entrance to help it stay dark. That's what I did with Lilith
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