can i take my hamster to band practice?

[greggy]

so basically the title
i have a new hamster, got him for Christmas, but im in my city again and i have band practice (rock band), is it okay to take my hamster to practice??
i live alone and no one can care for it, im afraid to leave it alone for the 4 hours i will be out.
his name is Ulises if it’s helpful
thanks

 

[Maz]

Hello. No I'm afraid Hamsters need stability and familiarity of environment, and can't really be taken out and about - it would be too stressful for them. They can find it stressful enough just being taken to the vets in a pet carrier so that's only done if it's essential. Leaving them alone in their enclosure is fine for four hours. The longest time you can leave a hamster home alone is about 2 nights, but then it's still best to have someone come in daily and check their water/top up food, although you can leave out extra for 2 days.

If you think about it, they are alone for at least 8 hours overnight

The most important thing is a large enclosure with plenty of enrichment so they can have natural behaviours like digging, foraging, hoarding and nesting.

They can also get very stressed even by things being moved around in the enclosure or clean outs, so it's best to just "spot clean" the pee as and when needed and only do partial cage cleans (ie not everything at the same time).

Providing you have enough bedding and enough shelter (eg hides and a platform) the hamster will be happy and secure - as long as the enclosure/cage is big enough. This thread shows some hamster set ups which might help

Show us your cages 2023 onwards

A new thread for 2023 to show cage set ups :) Some may have changed or be new but feel free to add your existing set up again. It's mainly so all current ones are viewable in the same place.

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[Rescued One]

Hello. No I'm afraid Hamsters need stability and familiarity of environment, and can't really be taken out and about - it would be too stressful for them. They can find it stressful enough just being taken to the vets in a pet carrier so that's only done if it's essential. Leaving them alone in their enclosure is fine for four hours. The longest time you can leave a hamster home alone is about 2 nights, but then it's still best to have someone come in daily and check their water/top up food, although you can leave out extra for 2 days.

If you think about it, they are alone for at least 8 hours overnight

The most important thing is a large enclosure with plenty of enrichment so they can have natural behaviours like digging, foraging, hoarding and nesting.

They can also get very stressed even by things being moved around in the enclosure or clean outs, so it's best to just "spot clean" the pee as and when needed and only do partial cage cleans (ie not everything at the same time).

Providing you have enough bedding and enough shelter (eg hides and a platform) the hamster will be happy and secure - as long as the enclosure/cage is big enough. This thread shows some hamster set ups which might help

Show us your cages 2023 onwards

A new thread for 2023 to show cage set ups :) Some may have changed or be new but feel free to add your existing set up again. It's mainly so all current ones are viewable in the same place.

www.thehamsterforum.com

I agree with Maz. I work 12 -hour shifts and my hammies are fine. Also, rock music close up could damage sensitive hammie ears