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My Hamster Has Stopped Eating Hard Food What Should I Do?

My Hamster Has Stopped Eating Hard Food What Should I Do?

One morning, I woke up and realised something was wrong with Flamey. He was sitting in his soil, not moving, looking kind of sleepy. His ears were flat, his back...

My Hamster Has Stopped Eating Hard Food What Should I Do?

One morning, I woke up and realised something was wrong with Flamey. He was sitting in his soil, not moving, looking kind of sleepy. His ears were flat, his back...

A dwarf hamster sat on a huge cabbage leaf

Can Wet Food Really Give Your Hamster Wet Tail?

From the time Flamey was a teeny tiny fluff ball I’d read online that giving my hamster too much wet food would give him wet tail. Dutifully I took this...

Can Wet Food Really Give Your Hamster Wet Tail?

From the time Flamey was a teeny tiny fluff ball I’d read online that giving my hamster too much wet food would give him wet tail. Dutifully I took this...

21 tried and tested ways to Keep your hamster cool in summer

21 tried and tested ways to Keep your hamster cool in summer

Keeping your hamster cool in summer is hard! The poor little guys are covered in fur and they're not able to sweat. Given that they’re curious and usually try to...

21 tried and tested ways to Keep your hamster cool in summer

Keeping your hamster cool in summer is hard! The poor little guys are covered in fur and they're not able to sweat. Given that they’re curious and usually try to...

The ultimate guide to weighing your hamster and why you should

The ultimate guide to weighing your hamster and why you should

I don’t remember what first compelled me to weigh Flamey. I just remember thinking that maybe it was a bit ‘extra’ to be weighing my hamster? After all he was...

The ultimate guide to weighing your hamster and why you should

I don’t remember what first compelled me to weigh Flamey. I just remember thinking that maybe it was a bit ‘extra’ to be weighing my hamster? After all he was...

A hamster rubbing its nose

A Hamster Health Checklist

Trying to understand hamster behaviour is hard. When I first had Flamey I would be on Google every 30 seconds. What does it mean that he made a squeak when...

A Hamster Health Checklist

Trying to understand hamster behaviour is hard. When I first had Flamey I would be on Google every 30 seconds. What does it mean that he made a squeak when...

Ice Ice Hammy: The Science Behind Freezing Hamster Toys and Bedding For a Pest Free Paradise

Ice Ice Hammy: The Science Behind Freezing Hamster Toys and Bedding For a Pest Free Paradise

There is so much mixed info online when it comes to freezing things before introducing them to your hamsters habitat. What can you freeze? Should you freeze? What temperature should...

Ice Ice Hammy: The Science Behind Freezing Hamster Toys and Bedding For a Pest Free Paradise

There is so much mixed info online when it comes to freezing things before introducing them to your hamsters habitat. What can you freeze? Should you freeze? What temperature should...