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07-18-2021, 02:23 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: England
Posts: 39
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Summer
Hi so this is my first summer with a hamster and i’m wondering how to keep her cool?! I have one of the hottest rooms in my house and the uk’s going through a heatwave. I keep my windows open but only a little at night. I change her water a lot to keep it cold, what else can i do??!
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07-18-2021, 02:39 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Birmingham
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Re: Summer
If you use the search bar at the top you'll find lots of good threads over the years with plenty of suggestions. It is really hard and we are all suffering.. even having the doors and windows open at night isn't providing much relief at the moment is it.
Keeping curtains shut, move the cage if you can- I used to put my hamster cage in my hallway at the front of my house which was north facing and thus the coolest. Otherwise, he was in a south facing bedroom
Cold tiles in the cage can help, removing hides with poor ventilation. Cucumber and frozen veg are all options
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07-18-2021, 02:52 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: England
Posts: 39
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Re: Summer
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Originally Posted by Amethyst_ice
If you use the search bar at the top you'll find lots of good threads over the years with plenty of suggestions. It is really hard and we are all suffering.. even having the doors and windows open at night isn't providing much relief at the moment is it.
Keeping curtains shut, move the cage if you can- I used to put my hamster cage in my hallway at the front of my house which was north facing and thus the coolest. Otherwise, he was in a south facing bedroom
Cold tiles in the cage can help, removing hides with poor ventilation. Cucumber and frozen veg are all options
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Thank you so much!
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07-24-2021, 04:44 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jul 2021
Posts: 44
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Re: Summer
(1) - Put her cage on the floor during the day as heat rises.
(2) - Keep curtains shut and windows open.
(3) - Use fridge cold water in her bottle and I put ice cubes in a ceramic dish next to her bottle so she can choose.
(4) - I wrap an ice pack up that you would use in a lunch box with a cloth and put on her upper level to lie on.
(5) - Avoid to much out of cage exercise time especially with a ball. I took my 'Bella' outside last night in her ball to the park to give her some cool exercise time and she loved it! and is hitting the front door in her ball every time now to get taken down there, just like she does on my balcony door every time shes in her ball. Shes not satisfied or stops doing it till iv opened the door and if im really ignoring her she rolls over to my feet hits me then goes back and hits the door then back to me etc. Spoilt spoilt madam she really is
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08-07-2021, 02:54 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: England
Posts: 39
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Re: Summer
Quote:
Originally Posted by GhostBella
(1) - Put her cage on the floor during the day as heat rises.
(2) - Keep curtains shut and windows open.
(3) - Use fridge cold water in her bottle and I put ice cubes in a ceramic dish next to her bottle so she can choose.
(4) - I wrap an ice pack up that you would use in a lunch box with a cloth and put on her upper level to lie on.
(5) - Avoid to much out of cage exercise time especially with a ball. I took my 'Bella' outside last night in her ball to the park to give her some cool exercise time and she loved it! and is hitting the front door in her ball every time now to get taken down there, just like she does on my balcony door every time shes in her ball. Shes not satisfied or stops doing it till iv opened the door and if im really ignoring her she rolls over to my feet hits me then goes back and hits the door then back to me etc. Spoilt spoilt madam she really is
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Thank you sm!!
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08-08-2021, 06:56 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 40
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Re: Summer
I used to put some toy or other things in the freezer for a while and put it in the cage, a ceramic tile works quite well as they can lie down on it. Also frozen veg is good, mine always loved frozen peas in summer but didn’t like them at any other time
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