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Ria P · 10-09-2021, 03:22 AM

What species of hamster is Pixie?

They can get spooked over things we aren't even aware of.
You could try to distract her attention by adding a new hide or exchanging one with a different one so she has something new to focus on.

Could also be that she's trying to tell you something. My foster Robo dug around his wheel the other morning and jammed himself under it. Turned out that his wheel had moved and touched the sandbath and wasn't spinning freely. I quickly sorted it and he went off to bed.

I'd check her water bottle, all access bridges etc and give her a big heap of torn into strips plain toilet paper nesting material to give her something to do. They usually can't resist adding to their nests. Or give her a new whimzee.

They do change their behaviour sometimes and its impossible to say what is normal. I'd give her a health check to make sure that there isn't a physical cause.

If you think that she's more vocal because she's in pain then she would need to see a vet of course.

Maybe you could post a photo of her here?

10-09-2021, 03:22 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: Health issue or normal? What species of hamster is Pixie? They can get spooked over things we aren't even aware of. You could try to distract her attention by adding a new hide or exchanging one with a different one so she has something new to focus on. Could also be that she's trying to tell you something. My foster Robo dug around his wheel the other morning and jammed himself under it. Turned out that his wheel had moved and touched the sandbath and wasn't spinning freely. I quickly sorted it and he went off to bed. I'd check her water bottle, all access bridges etc and give her a big heap of torn into strips plain toilet paper nesting material to give her something to do. They usually can't resist adding to their nests. Or give her a new whimzee. They do change their behaviour sometimes and its impossible to say what is normal. I'd give her a health check to make sure that there isn't a physical cause. If you think that she's more vocal because she's in pain then she would need to see a vet of course. Maybe you could post a photo of her here?