My 7-month old Buttercup (Syrian) seems to be depressed.

After doing some research I found out the cage she's currently in it doesn't have good floor space for a Syrian.


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I just got a Chinese Hamster his name is Snickers about a week and half ago he is a adult male. the people that owned him did not have toys for him and he was not on a good diet he only had a plain hamster food that was hard as a rock. when i got him he was in a small cage with a food dish and water and cedar bedding. he was not played with ( Read more... )

Here is an interesting article on seasonal light changes and their affect on moods (human and hamster!)

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051115_hamsterfrm.htm

How do you know if your hamster is happy?

I need some advice on keeping my hamsters entertained. I don't know if it's because winter is coming (although it's been strangely warm lately), but both of my dwarves seem... bored. Skif's almost two years old, and I barely see him unless he's awake to get a drink or I actually wake him up so we can play. And it's always at night, when he should ( Read more... )

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I think Willow is depressed. I had separated her last Tuesday from the babies and they all went to new homes by Saturday. Today I noticed she's just not herself. She seems really down and everything.

Anything I can do to cheer her up?

I decided to create this journal to go alongside my hamsters fanlisting at hamsters.ice-pixi.net because I adore hamsters and I know that a lot of other people do too. Feel free to post pictures of hamsters (yours or otherwise), questions about caring about your hamsters, and anything else you feel to be relevant. :)