Higgins
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Thank you. Yes he still acts very young.
Yes it did
. But what a load of effort just to change over a wheel! The partial clean wasn’t that bad to do but dismantling everything to replace the part of the cage the wheel was attached to ….
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. But what a load of effort just to change over a wheel! The partial clean wasn’t that bad to do but dismantling everything to replace the part of the cage the wheel was attached to ….
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I bought Socks an Omlet cage because it solved our wheel problems 
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Maybe put some lavender near his cage…moths don’t like the scent.
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I seriously thought about that! But I think he’s too old to move to a different cage - he’s quite settled. Also the Omlet wheel isn’t quite big enough for him - he’s very long … it would be big enough for the average length hamsterI bought Socks an Omlet cage because it solved our wheel problems
I’ve just bought two types of moth traps - carpet moths and pantry moths. Did that last time and should have thought of it before. This lone moth is the one that escaped from the moth infested cage two weeks ago I am sure - and it seems to want to go in Higgins cage. I just hope it isn’t a female moth! Ie one that can lay eggs.
A sticky fly strip (the type that hand from the ceiling) worked quite well last time as well.
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Three short nightcam video clips of Higgins. The first one he is carefully carrying his peanut and papaya cookie across the cage from his house, and stashes it in his Bucatstate hide 
It made me smile.
The second one from last night, he's enjoying his sputnik. He actually spent ages in there but I cropped the video clip - washing, snacking and looking out.
The third one he is using his new wheel - he still seems to run quite slowly and carefully. I am wondering if that's because his old Trixie wheel didn't spin as well so he's used to running a bit slower maybe. He actually only used the wheel for a couple of short periods throughout the night - he spent most of his time foraging and grooming and doing other hamstery things. Again I'm wondering if he just isn't a massive wheeler - his trixie wheel was regularly stuffed up with bedding and had to keep being free'd up.
Maybe go full screen to see the cookie
Before he got in the sputnik he spent ages on the shelf next to it grooming - he really likes that shelf. It is actually two deep ledges together to make one shelf, with hemp mat glued on so it gives a firm footing. The ledges butt up to his Bucatstate hide and he sometimes puts food on the top of the hide - an extra stash for snacking from. The two ledges give level access to the sputnik and are over his main shelf.
I did consider putting all perspex in the cage at one point, but then it would have meant a completely new set up and spoiling his routines and familiarity, without his sputnik and hemp mat shelves. And wouldn't have been able to screw the wheel to the back so that would have taken up more space.
It always amazes me how hamsters seem to like to sit on a shelf to groom. You would think they would feel exposed as they like being under things usually. Raffy was the same. Loved sitting on his shelf grooming.
He did have a big stretch at one point so seems quite contented.
It made me smile.The second one from last night, he's enjoying his sputnik. He actually spent ages in there but I cropped the video clip - washing, snacking and looking out.
The third one he is using his new wheel - he still seems to run quite slowly and carefully. I am wondering if that's because his old Trixie wheel didn't spin as well so he's used to running a bit slower maybe. He actually only used the wheel for a couple of short periods throughout the night - he spent most of his time foraging and grooming and doing other hamstery things. Again I'm wondering if he just isn't a massive wheeler - his trixie wheel was regularly stuffed up with bedding and had to keep being free'd up.
Maybe go full screen to see the cookie
Before he got in the sputnik he spent ages on the shelf next to it grooming - he really likes that shelf. It is actually two deep ledges together to make one shelf, with hemp mat glued on so it gives a firm footing. The ledges butt up to his Bucatstate hide and he sometimes puts food on the top of the hide - an extra stash for snacking from. The two ledges give level access to the sputnik and are over his main shelf.
I did consider putting all perspex in the cage at one point, but then it would have meant a completely new set up and spoiling his routines and familiarity, without his sputnik and hemp mat shelves. And wouldn't have been able to screw the wheel to the back so that would have taken up more space.
It always amazes me how hamsters seem to like to sit on a shelf to groom. You would think they would feel exposed as they like being under things usually. Raffy was the same. Loved sitting on his shelf grooming.
He did have a big stretch at one point so seems quite contented.
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carrying that biscuit 
