New Hamster!

[ToxicPaddy]

Hello :)
Today, I bought a black syrian hamster and its great! it was a little vicious earlier and 'hissed' at me, but after a few hours its really tame! I called it 'Sozard' or 'Sozzard' as in sorry 'ard. At first, wellard as in well hard came into mind but it wasnt very original :P

There is one problem. It keeps climbing up the water bottle and trying to get out. Its in a glass tank. I put a book on top of it to stop it but thats not a permanant option, can anyone help? +Rep for good suggestions :)

ToxicPaddy

[Firehorse]

Get a propper cage. It will run out of air in a glass tank?

[shizzle]

As Stutoman said, like those bird cages.

[ToxicPaddy]

The glass tank does have air lol dw its not getting suffocated :)
The people at the pet shop said it would be fine in a glass tank and I prefer it because bedding, woodchippings etc doesn't come out the bars onto the floor.

[Sharpsterz]

lol i have a fat hamster

called hamlet

Hamsters are so cool tho - mine used to bite but once it gets used to you they jsut dont


oh and yeh make sure you got a normal cage not a fish tank lol

[shizzle]

Well I would get the bird cage like one.

[ToxicPaddy]

When I get money I will get the bird cage type cage, but I had a spare glass tank which I will use for now.

[shizzle]

Yeah ok, but I mainly see the bird-cage type ones.

[e5]

Get a lid with ventilation obviously...

[shizzle]

He already has one if you read the post.

[e5]

I wouldn't call a book a lid with ventilation tbh

[shizzle]

Still, it has ventilation.

[ToxicPaddy]

Its only half the top of the tank with a book over it, the other half he has no way of getting out of, so its remained open

[Firehorse]

Its only half the top of the tank with a book over it, the other half he has no way of getting out of, so its remained open

Stinky :D

[shizzle]

You better not use that book often :)

[Youthz]

Get a cage with bars, but high up, so it doesnt fall out?

[shizzle]

Thats what I said. The bird-like cages.

[Ailo Gaup]

my hamsters called henry.
they're lovely init?

[Xeck]

That's awesome, hamsters are adorable. ;D Wish I had one.

[shizzle]

I want one, but dunno what type to get.

[ToxicPaddy]

My advice is dont get a hamster if it has DWARF in the name. They are so fast it took me 45 minuites to catch it after it went loose in my room I was at the limit with it! :P

Syrian Hamsters are the best imo :)

[shizzle]

PMSL I LOLED AT THAT ^ ok I wouldn't so have fast are the Syrian.

[Hazza]

Haha. I love hamsters, my one atm does the monkey bars on its cage.
Have fun with him, haha :P

[shizzle]

Haha. I love hamsters, my one atm does the monkey bars on its cage.
Have fun with him, haha :P
Lol, I knew most people had the cage ones, btw going up the bars or on top?