[Chesterspal]

Originally Posted by julie020

Do you think they are happy living this way?

I think we humans want them to act the way we want them to not the way they naturally behave. Setting up these large glass enclosures in the living room for all the world to see.

Hamsters, I have only recently come to understand, are nocturnal underground dwelling creatures who seem to prefer, many of them like mine and maybe yours, the piece and quiet of the dark and like to be alone most of the time.

That said, clearly many who are on this forum do interact daily with their hamsters and crave that experience. Perhaps, so do their hamsters. If that's the case they're very lucky.

I'd not force the issue. In time, things may change.