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Dodo · 05-10-2021, 08:09 AM

At first my hamster hated the play pen. As in, he would chew the corners and wash himself compulsively. You could tell he was so stressed, it was awful. I stopped doing it for a while, then got him back in, with lots more messy things (empty boxes, wrapping paper, large expandable tubes, etc.). At first I'd only leave him a few minutes. He loves it. In the evening when I come in the room he paces his cage waiting for me to bring him out, and can enjoy the playpen for 30-60 minutes easily. I think if you get him used to it progressively, and he is not a crazy escape artist, playpens are great, cheap, and safer than free roaming.

05-10-2021, 08:09 AM
Dodo Hamster Pup Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: UK Posts: 121	Re: Hamster fell! At first my hamster hated the play pen. As in, he would chew the corners and wash himself compulsively. You could tell he was so stressed, it was awful. I stopped doing it for a while, then got him back in, with lots more messy things (empty boxes, wrapping paper, large expandable tubes, etc.). At first I'd only leave him a few minutes. He loves it. In the evening when I come in the room he paces his cage waiting for me to bring him out, and can enjoy the playpen for 30-60 minutes easily. I think if you get him used to it progressively, and he is not a crazy escape artist, playpens are great, cheap, and safer than free roaming.