Winter blues or is she just ageing..?

[MaryRobinson]

Hi all,

So we have a beautiful rescue Syrian called Mimi. Got her last June and have no idea how old she is - she was the unwanted pet of one of the staff's daughter where i worked and came with zero information. She still moves well, weighs the same and looks tip-top... but she's not as keen to come out of her Detolf these days - probably since November.

Do hamsters get affected by the seasons? I am in the UK and it's dark a lot at the moment so I was wondering whether this might have changed her body clock. She used to be up and waiting at 8.30pm; now she might bible about a bit at 10pm but seems to wake up at 11pm onwards now. She will still rush around then and I hear her doing housework around 6pm, but she isn't awake as much as she used to be.

Is this inevitable hamster middle/old age or could it be the seasons too..?

Thanks!