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cypher · 08-21-2020, 06:37 AM

I’ve had a couple of hams who liked to store food in their wheels but still ran in the wheel & weren’t remotely bothered by all the food flying around with them!
If your ham has just started doing this where was he stashing his food before & have you cleaned out his stash at all? They can be very touchy about us interfering with their hoard & it’s best to leave it alone as much as possible just removing any fresh food like veg that might be in there, if you do remove any of the dried mix it’s best to replace it.
Was he running comfortably in the wheel before? How much food is in there, is it enough to stop him getting in & running?

08-21-2020, 06:37 AM
cypher Dwarf whisperer Join Date: May 2014 Location: Wales UK Posts: 24,789	Re: Hamster storing food on wheel, then not running on it? I’ve had a couple of hams who liked to store food in their wheels but still ran in the wheel & weren’t remotely bothered by all the food flying around with them! If your ham has just started doing this where was he stashing his food before & have you cleaned out his stash at all? They can be very touchy about us interfering with their hoard & it’s best to leave it alone as much as possible just removing any fresh food like veg that might be in there, if you do remove any of the dried mix it’s best to replace it. Was he running comfortably in the wheel before? How much food is in there, is it enough to stop him getting in & running? __________________ Slave to Zak. Always loved, never forgotten, forever in my heart T'ycor, Ziggy, Zephyr, Flynt, Mickle, Little Whisp, Zen, Zeki, Tinwë, Zylvan, Míriel, Calyanwë, Gusto & Meri ❤️