Hello from little Nibbles

[hamsterton]

Hi everyone,

This is Nibbles, my 10-year-old's dwarf hamster (absolutely loves him some broccoli). We just got him in October and he's around 4.5 months old.



As I'd had a couple hamsters as a child (who, looking back, probably had a stressful existence), I thought I knew what I was doing... we got a seemingly up-to-date book on hamster care and headed straight for the pet shop . Then I started looking up some more info online and got totally sucked in to this little world of hamster care!

So Nibbles now has a larger enclosure with no bars (he'd been doing a lot of climbing and falling, which really put me on edge) and we're gradually adding more interesting things to his home.

He seems to be feeling settled and has made himself a cosy nest with at least one tunnel coming off of it, which I find so impressive! He also loves nibbling on dried flowers, millet sprays and broccoli.

This seems like such a warm supportive community and I'm looking forward to learning from you all

 

[Maz]

Hello and welcome . Nibbles is so cute. It’s lovely he has a nice set up and built a tunnel. Yes some books are very out of date - including the RSPCA one unfortunately. I had the same issue when we got our first hamster. Looking forward to hearing a lot more about Nibbles

We have a Christmas photo competition running at the moment if you’re interested. Not photoshopped things though - just actual photos - It can be as simple as a photo of him in his enclosure with Christmas stickers on the front or a mini Christmas tree next to him in the enclosure.

Or you could wait till the next one (they’re monthly) when it’s just “a favourite photo”.

Christmas/December photo competition

This month's photo competition has a Christmas theme and the winning photo will be on the home page throughout December :-) It could include safe Christmas decorations, or something as simple as a Christmas background blanket or just a simple Christmassy item in the photo. So it's for a photo...

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[Socks Mum]

Welcome to the forum! Nibbles is absolutely gorgeous

 

[Zara]

Hi and welcome to the forum. Nibbles looks very cute . Sounds like you’re doing a great job and he’s settling in well. There are lots of articles and help here on the forum. My daughter always enjoyed making the cardboard creations to hide treats in

 

[Hank]

Welcome! Nibbles is gorgeous. I have to say broccoli is a favourite, with my little hammy too!

 

[hamsterton]

Thanks everyone for such a lovely welcome

And thanks Maz for the photo competition info! I'll see if my son has any ideas for a Christmas photo.

Zara, yes my son has enjoyed making a little treat tube out of cardboard and watching Nibbles really go to town on it

I'm currently on my lunch break (at home) cleaning out hides and baking sand. I did actually eat lunch though too!!

 

[Maz]

Not sure if you've seen the home page article, but it has cage cleaning tips, to avoid stressing the hamster Weekly clean outs aren't necessary when you have six inches of bedding or more, and you can mainly "spot clean" for some time. The main thing is not to clean everything at once or it removes all their familiar scent.

Hamster cage cleaning

How to clean your hamster cage and avoid causing stress to your hamster. It's best to have plenty of depth of substrate and mainly spot clean your hamster cage. Avoid disturbing your hamster's nest and hoard.

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[hamsterton]

Thank you!

 

[Maz]

How is Nibbles doing? If you want you could start a thread for him in the personal/diary section. People post updates, photos and videos in the Hamster's personal thread, so others can interact, share and follow the antics The Russian Dwarf section to start a thread in is here. You can call it what you want - Nibbles' Diary or something more creative even!

Russian Dwarf Hamsters

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