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Pebbles82 · 06-20-2020, 01:55 PM

Hi which wheel did you get? It might be too stiff for him to push (silent spinners are notorious for this). They do tend to do most of their running at night so maybe he does it when you’re asleep. Test it to see it spins freely because sometimes they sit in it to alert you that it’s not working . If it is spinning freely then put a bit of substrate on top of it before you go to bed. If it’s gone in the morning he’s used it.

Anyway it would help to know if it’s a Syrian or dwarf hamster and which the old and new wheels are.

06-20-2020, 01:55 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: My Hamster Refuses to Run Hi which wheel did you get? It might be too stiff for him to push (silent spinners are notorious for this). They do tend to do most of their running at night so maybe he does it when you’re asleep. Test it to see it spins freely because sometimes they sit in it to alert you that it’s not working . If it is spinning freely then put a bit of substrate on top of it before you go to bed. If it’s gone in the morning he’s used it. Anyway it would help to know if it’s a Syrian or dwarf hamster and which the old and new wheels are.