What should a hamster cage include?

What should a hamster cage include?

An ideal cage will include:

• Plenty of nest boxes and sleeping areas.
• An exercise wheel can help keep your hamster active.
• Plenty of toys and interactive games so they don’t get bored.
• Gnawing blocks and (untreated) soft wood branches to help them wear their teeth down.
• All hamsters love to dig and burrow.

Is the Habitrail OVO loft suitable for dwarf hamsters?

The Habitrail OVO Dwarf Hamster Habitat provides the ideal home and play environment for dwarf hamsters and mice. It’s designed to simulate your pet’s natural environment with extensive tubing and cozy hideouts and living areas.

What accessories do you need for a hamster?

For a quick look at the basics to set up a happy home for your hamster, you’ll need the following:

• Small animal habitat.
• Small animal bedding and nesting fluff.
• Small animal bed or sleeper.
• Hamster hideaway.
• Exercise wheel and/or ball.
• Water bottle.
• Food bowl.
• High-quality hamster food.

How can I make my hamster cage more interesting?

Enrich your hamster’s cage by adding chewing materials, hiding food, and installing a plastic wheel. To get your hamster out of its cage and exploring new environments, create a maze or an obstacle course, use a hamster ball, set up an outdoor playpen, or teach your hamster some new tricks.

How can I tell if my hamster is happy?

Normal Hamster Behaviors

1. Being Active at Night. If your hamster is awake and running around their habitat at night, have no fear—this is a sign of a happy hamster.
2. A Whole Lot of Chewing.
3. Stuffing Their Cheeks.
4. Burrowing and Hiding.
5. Hibernating.
6. Lethargy.
7. Not Eating or Drinking.
8. Not Chewing.

What dont hamsters like?

Avoid putting your hamster in noisy rooms where people come and go at all hours. Hamsters love quiet places, far from draughts and direct sunlight, and far from the TV and kitchen, where the strong smell of food bothers its finely honed sense of smell.

Is habitrail good for hamster?

Reception. Habitrails are rather small. This tends to be a problem for Syrian hamsters, who often get lodged in the tubes, particularly those that are pregnant. Conversely, Habitrails tend to be too large to work well for dwarf hamsters, such as the Roborovski and White Russian types, as they can not climb up the tube.

Do hamsters need salt licks?

Salt licks are generally safe for hamsters to use even though they don’t really need it. However, like most other things too much salt intake can be bad for a hamster. In fact, it might actually be a good thing to only give them the salt lick every once in a while so that they can view it as a treat.

Can I put a plastic cup in my hamster cage?

Consuming plastic is definitely BAD for your Hammie, unfortunately some plastics are made using different chemicals. Some of which “taste good” to the hammie’s so they just munch away.