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Ria P · 03-29-2021, 12:47 PM

Hamsters communicate with us.
When they want something from us.

Thought it might be fun to share their ways of getting a message through to us humans. It was our Robo Monty who gave me the idea for this thread so i'll kick it off with the mighty Monty himself.

Like any self respecting Robo, Monty runs marathons and like a true gent, pees while he runs.
His wheel was originally attached to the cage but i thought it far easier to remove for a wipe over when attached to its solid stand. So i did just that and put it back in its usual place.
Along comes Monty, one look, two sniffs. NOT HAPPY.
He scratched and scrambled on the base with his front paws then turned around and kicked at the base with his back paws. Really put his weight into it, all 35g of it.
I took the wheel out while he paced in its spot, dismantled it and attached it back to the cage.
Next time i looked, there was evidence of a tunneling Robo underneath the wheel and plenty of chucked out substrate on the carpet. He got what he wanted.

03-29-2021, 12:47 PM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	What Hamsters Want Hamsters communicate with us. When they want something from us. Thought it might be fun to share their ways of getting a message through to us humans. It was our Robo Monty who gave me the idea for this thread so i'll kick it off with the mighty Monty himself. Like any self respecting Robo, Monty runs marathons and like a true gent, pees while he runs. His wheel was originally attached to the cage but i thought it far easier to remove for a wipe over when attached to its solid stand. So i did just that and put it back in its usual place. Along comes Monty, one look, two sniffs. NOT HAPPY. He scratched and scrambled on the base with his front paws then turned around and kicked at the base with his back paws. Really put his weight into it, all 35g of it. I took the wheel out while he paced in its spot, dismantled it and attached it back to the cage. Next time i looked, there was evidence of a tunneling Robo underneath the wheel and plenty of chucked out substrate on the carpet. He got what he wanted.