Weeing in tube and taming issues - Page 2

souffle · 10-16-2008, 03:04 AM

He is a baby and it will take a few weeks to tame him and for him to get used to things. Try and be sure there is nothing that might give him a fright and always make sure he knows you will pick him up by stroking his back first. How much water does he drink? Check the bottle is working well. Is he weeing lots or not? They do get up during the day for a drink and food every couple of hours as small animals need to do this to maintain their body temperature.

n_t · 10-16-2008, 12:21 PM

i couldnt actually see any pee in the bedding on the floor of his cage, but then when i opened his "sleeping home" it absolutely stank of pee - so i guess thats where all the water he is drinking is going :P anyway he is eating well and everything is going great!

also just wanted to say today is the second day i put him in his wheel and he is running around the room like crazy in his wheel, i swear he is really clever yesterday was his first time and he didnt have a clue what to do so i pushed him a little in his ball but today he racing around everywhere! and bumping into the wall, door etc...but weirdly he is not scared when that happens! so i'm enjoying this and i never knew taming a hammy could be so much fun, this is my first time in having such a young hamster

n_t · 10-16-2008, 12:24 PM

sorry just forgot to say by "wheel" i actually meant that ball hamsters run around in outside the cage, for some reason i cant edit it

souffle · 10-17-2008, 03:09 AM

Baby hammies often wee in their beds. Put some of the stinky bedding in a corner or a jar where you want him to wee and he may follow the smell and go there. You will have to clean his bed out more frequently so he does not get smelly! Glad he is enjoying the ball. Always supervise him in a ball as the lids can pop off unexpectedly and the ham escape. Also only let him run for 10mins max then out for drinks, food and wee and a breather. What is he called and what colour is he?

n_t · 10-17-2008, 01:28 PM

oh no i had no idea only for ten minutes! he has been running around in it for 20 mins everyday! hmm well from now on i will let him out sooner. i cleaned out his cage today because even though it hasnt been that long it was smelling of wee

so i disinfected it and i put some of his droppings into a bowl of chinchilla sand so maybe he will pee in there too? he is a gold colour with some white on his back and tummy! he has really long whiskers that tickle the back of my hand! sorry i havent had the chance to take any pics because it will have only been a week since i had him so i will try to take some pics next week. he is called Snipes! lol kind of name that makes you think of a hamster who's in the military i know :P but my boyfriend named him and when i called out "Snipes" to him, he looked up questioningly at me and i knew that was his name! actually he always looks up at me when i call out his name now, so i think he's getting used to me! i got him these treat sticks which he absolutely loves and he also loves his wheele too...actually he is a very "sporty" hammy, always running and he actually sprints in his ball!

n_t · 10-19-2008, 01:03 AM

good news! yesterday night he actually woke up at 8pm and was running around his cage, meaning he knows this is the time he will get into his ball for a runaround! so i put my hand in his cage and for the first time since getting him he didnt try to bolt or he didnt get scared, he wasa smelling my hand rather than running away and me having to pick him up. and he walked onto my palm aswell, so i think he must trust me now!

stripeybea · 10-19-2008, 02:36 PM

thats great news n_t.
it always feel lovely when they come to meet you for the first time and show you how much they trust you.

hope he carries on trusting you like this