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Fluffagrams · 11-15-2021, 05:27 AM

It's not a wheel I'm familiar with but I wonder if she finds it a bit heavier than her older wheel and therefore it requires more effort for her to use?

I know it probably sounds a bit strange, particularly as we're often told that it's better to go for a bigger wheel but I once had a small chinese hamster who would never use the 8in wheels but seemed happy enough with a 6in Silent Spinner. It wasn't until I watched her during playtime one day that I realised that she was having to put more effort into running on the larger wheel.

Do you give your hamster any out of cage time in a playpen or playbox? Sometimes I'll introduce new toys to my hamsters at playtime so that they've not got the upset of having a strange object in their cage and can get used to it in a more neutral territory.

11-15-2021, 05:27 AM
Fluffagrams Moderator Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 3,640	Re: Hamster won't use new wheel It's not a wheel I'm familiar with but I wonder if she finds it a bit heavier than her older wheel and therefore it requires more effort for her to use? I know it probably sounds a bit strange, particularly as we're often told that it's better to go for a bigger wheel but I once had a small chinese hamster who would never use the 8in wheels but seemed happy enough with a 6in Silent Spinner. It wasn't until I watched her during playtime one day that I realised that she was having to put more effort into running on the larger wheel. Do you give your hamster any out of cage time in a playpen or playbox? Sometimes I'll introduce new toys to my hamsters at playtime so that they've not got the upset of having a strange object in their cage and can get used to it in a more neutral territory.