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Ria P · 04-08-2022, 09:34 AM

Hi and welcome to HC!

It sounds like she has a lot of built up energy she needs to release or maybe she's trying to tell you something.

Does she have a 28cm wheel that spins freely? It is very important for a Syrian to have a big enough wheel to burn off energy and to run comfortably with a straight back.
Is her water bottle working ok?
Is her cage big enough with plenty to do?
Does she get enough out of cage time?

I have come across this type of behaviour once with a foster hamster who didn't know how to use a wheel because he hadn't had one before. Once he started to run on his wheel he calmed right down.

04-08-2022, 09:34 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: Hamster tries to escape Hi and welcome to HC! It sounds like she has a lot of built up energy she needs to release or maybe she's trying to tell you something. Does she have a 28cm wheel that spins freely? It is very important for a Syrian to have a big enough wheel to burn off energy and to run comfortably with a straight back. Is her water bottle working ok? Is her cage big enough with plenty to do? Does she get enough out of cage time? I have come across this type of behaviour once with a foster hamster who didn't know how to use a wheel because he hadn't had one before. Once he started to run on his wheel he calmed right down.