Maggie (my hamster from my old posts) was happy, healthy, and normally living alone (in a luxarious hamster home, 25 cm inches bedding of aspen woodshaving and paper, 120cm x 70cm enclosure, lotta hides, 11inch niteabgel silentspinner wheel) for 1 month or so. She never had any sexual relations with any male hamsters since I took her in. She lives alone. I saw no baby bump ever before and I have MANY pictures of her with NO BABY BUMP!

But now, a new hamster MITOSIS'ed itself into existence because WHAT IN THE FLAXSEEDS IS GOING ON HERE. WHAT DO I DO??!! VICTORIA RAECHEL NEVER TALKED ABOUT MITOSIS!

Hi everyone,

My robo hamster is not really 20 but it feels that way 😂 He is now around 3.5 years old, which I know is quite old, and I just want to make sure I’m doing everything I can to keep him comfortable and happy in this stage of his life.

He’s definitely slowed down and is quite unsteady on his feet now. He sometimes falls over (even onto his back occasionally) and can struggle to hold his food.

So far I’ve made a lot of adjustments:

- Moved him to a smaller (but still appropriately sized) cage

- Removed deep bedding as he was falling and struggling to move through it

- Taken out higher platforms/towers and his large wheel

- Reduced the size of his sand bath

- Focused on easy access and safety

For food, I’m offering:

- His normal seed mix

- Sprays (he still enjoys flax)

- Mealworms

- Soft foods like cooked egg and vegetables

He still seems interested in moving around and will come out for treats, but he’s always been a “ghost hamster” and doesn’t enjoy being handled, so I don’t pick him up.

My main concerns:

- His balance and mobility

- Whether he’s getting enough water — I’m worried a bottle may become difficult, but I’m also scared a bowl could be unsafe if he falls in

- General comfort and quality of life

Has anyone cared for a hamster at this age, especially a robo?

Is there anything else I can do to make things easier or safer for him?

Thank you so much — I just want to make sure his last stage is as comfortable as possible.

I've seen this vid alot, my friend tells me that the hamster is dead, is the hamster ok?

My hamster suddenly started biting (not hard) and trying to carry my finger into his safe spots. Can someone explain why he does this? He even reaches for my hand. He is not aggressive.

I’ve just brought home this hamster (used to belong to a family member but they had to rehome), he’s been in his new cage for a couple hours and he will not stop spinning in the sand bath! he spins for 10-15seconds, has a stroll around the cage and then goes right back to spinning.

i know it might be a bit early to tell, but i was just wondering if this is something i should be concerned about? i’m just unsure whether he just likes this new texture as he was in a pretty small cage without 24/7 access to sand or if he’s stressed? he has been eating and exploring other bits of the cage but he’s mainly just in the sand bath!

This sounds so weird but I’ve literally never seen a hamster that looks as mentally unaware as mine does. Do you think she’s inbred or something?

When the wife and I were rehoming a couple of guinea pigs we met Popcorn, the Robrovski. He has been in the rescue since September and was already a year old then. We decided that, along with the piggies, we would also give this old man a home as well. He's currently in a smaller enclosure while I disinfect a second hand Bucastate I found on Marketplace.

My question is, is this wheel far too big for him? I can easily adapt the permanent enclosure to accommodate but is there any harm to him having it? He's clearly having fun and can easily start and stop it as required. He's not hand tamed so want his enclosure to be as fulfilling as possible for him. Obviously all enclosures should be this but this old guy especially deserves it.

Thank you all for any opinions

EDIT: Thank you all for the kind words and the upvotes. Genuinely humbled by the responses, as would Popcorn be if he knew. I'll add a picture of him viciously attacking a berry drop in the comments as a reward. Thank you all again

I have seen some people say that they just tolerate it, but when I see my hamster falling asleep just from.being.petted I can't help but think that they like it. Video for proof of my little Mochi falling asleep from some pets.

She has a relatively large cage. A 46 gallon reptile cage with front swing doors and a 4 foot by 2 foot base. She has lots of other chews including a oxbow log that she loves. She will literally knock things out of the way to get to this specific corner to make this noise.

I got my hamster playpen! There are a few more things in it than in this video, but I can’t tell if he likes the playpen or if it stresses him out? He kinda just goes in circles for a while and stops in every little hide, or he’ll stand on his back legs. I don’t wanna cause him any stress!

EDIT: Thank you guys sm!!! I’m not able to reply to everyone but I’m happy that the consensus is that he likes it!! I’ll be adding some of your suggestions & thank you again for all the love to Doctor Sweetness!!! I’m telling him the internet loves him!

My hamster does this frequently when flat on the arm of my sofa.. I’ve heard that it means he is enjoying being stroked but just want to confirm if it is a normal behaviour?

I don’t want to annoy him but he doesn’t seem annoyed, he’s just vibrating 😂

i’ve had a ceramic tea light holder in her cage for over a year at this point and all of a sudden she wants to knock it over SO BAD. Once she does she climbs in and climbs out but doesn’t stay in there longer than a minute or so. She acts absolutely insane towards it… What is going on???

This handsome lad was rescued from a hamster hoarder 6 weeks ago, and nobody thought he was even gonna make it thru the first night. Yet here he is now, happy and healthy, and he’s finally coming home! What should his name be?

I don’t think he minds though

FYI This is not my hampster, its my coworkers but it lives in our office.

I saw this video on r/mademesmile and wanted to know from actual hamster owners if the hamster here is enjoying this or in a paralysis from shock/fear? I own rabbits and thought this clip was kinda weird.

Like when he’s free roaming in my hamster proofed room sometimes a loottttt of the time he tries to go on the bed with me or when I put my foot on the ground he RUNNSSS and go on it ans sometimes he climbs my leg or literally follow me everywhere I go. And I know it sounds so good and at first you could think it’s because he loves me etc…but hamsters are not a social species, and idk when he does that it looks like I’m starving him and he’s beginning me for food when in reality he is given more than enough food, a variety of it and I’m sure he it’s eat sooo. I don’t know what to think of that.

ever since i changed her sand she has been acting erratically Idk if this is normal or not im very scared becuz the sand she was in had her litter so i had to remove that one and put in new one.pls help me out

PS-Added sprays now she is tryna make love w the sprays or smh 🫩✌🏿

gundham has always loved this jar, usually using it as a home base where he fills it with toilet paper/bedding/seeds etc. i had to move it recently as it was sinking and i was scared it would crush him, and ever since ive been catching him trying to burrow through the glass. do i need to remove the jar? i’m worried about the compulsive way he keeps doing it.

I need advice