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Old 09-05-2017, 12:57 PM   #1
Billz004
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Default Hamster has toys, big wheel, large cage, gets let out and still climbs to escape

My hamster climbs as though she wants to escape yet she has everything possible. She climbs and falls again. I hope she is okay

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Old 09-05-2017, 10:59 PM   #2
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Default Re: Hamster has toys, big wheel, large cage, gets let out and still climbs to escape

Have you got a photo of your cage set up we could see? That would help see if you could make any changes to improve things for her.
They are naturally curious but not always good at climbing so if she's falling then you need to try to arrange the cage so she can't fall & if she does that there's nothing hard she can fall on & hurt herself.
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Old 09-06-2017, 03:54 AM   #3
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Default Re: Hamster has toys, big wheel, large cage, gets let out and still climbs to escape

I posted a similar question about my dwarf a while ago. He had all the toys from his old cage that he loved but still climbing and letting go and falling. The advice I got was that sometimes they climb but don't always understand climbing down or aren't very good at it.
In the end I moved him to a cage without bars because I had one a similar size and I was afraid he might hurt himself if he fell.

You could try piling substrate around the areas the hamster usually climbs so if there's a fall, less chance of hurting. And just make sure there's nothing hard to fall on.
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Old 09-06-2017, 04:21 AM   #4
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Default Re: Hamster has toys, big wheel, large cage, gets let out and still climbs to escape

If a cage is quite tall they will climb to the top just because they can and can really hurt themselves if they fall from a height. Is the wheel big enough? If it's a Syrian they need an 11" wheel ideally and certainly no smaller than 8" for a young Syrian. If the wheel is too small they can't run properly and don't burn up energy running in the wheel.

Our new Syrian did lots of climbing and trying to escape before we put a wheel in (he was a baby and we were advised to wait to put the wheel in till he was a bit older) but once the wheel was in he stopped doing it. So it might be that the wheel isn't big enough.

If your cage is very tall then you will need to try and avoid the falls risks. Deep substrate helps cushion falls but they can still bounce off a shelf on the way down - with a tall cage a full level is needed really. If it's no taller than 46cm or so then deep substrate should help and move any hard toys under a shelf.

They also like a nice sized house to build a nest in to feel safe and secure. Another thing that can stress them out and make them unsettled in the cage is too much cleaning or moving things around.

Best to only spot clean occasionally at first and let them settle in.
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