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Yes Sunny is a Syrian, like Nora. Sunny seems to be a lovely cream colour
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Welcome to the forum! Sunny is beautiful 
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Cuteness!
He's only a few weeks old as far as we're aware, we got him last Thursday and was told he was a She, until we got him home and it became very clear he wasn't asked She at all 
Early stages yet, hes allowing us to pet him, but we haven't yet tried to pick him up, we're a tad concerned as it doesn't seem like hes drinking all that much, so we've been coaxing him into drinking from the bottle, but indecent drinking, as In finding the bottle in his home, seems to be difficult for him.
He also hasn't figured out the stairway to the upper level of his home, which is where we'd want to put some of his stuff to make the lower level a little more open!
Early stages yet, hes allowing us to pet him, but we haven't yet tried to pick him up, we're a tad concerned as it doesn't seem like hes drinking all that much, so we've been coaxing him into drinking from the bottle, but indecent drinking, as In finding the bottle in his home, seems to be difficult for him.
He also hasn't figured out the stairway to the upper level of his home, which is where we'd want to put some of his stuff to make the lower level a little more open!
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You could try having a little water bowl as well. He probably is drinking - they don't drink that much so you don't see the bottle going down really. The main thing is that he can reach the water bottle - then he'll work it out when he's thirsty.
A bowl needs to be small so they can't fall in it - getting wet isn't good for them. I use these one of these little Ikea glasig tea-lights and have it in the corner of a shelf, where it can't be knocked over.
Ikea Glasig - click here
They do tend to live mostly at ground/lower level as they like to dig and burrow and even make tunnels and burrows. So having a lot of substrate at ground level will really help. It might also lessen the angle of the ladder so he's more likely to go up it It's usually recommended to have about 8" deep of bedding, but 6" minimum. He'll like that. Could you move the house to the ground level as well? As they usually like to bury their hoards under the nest where they sleep. So it helps if a house is on top of the substrate and open underneath. If the house is a bit small they sometimes don't use it and nest under a shelf instead. As well as substrate, if you give him a big pile of torn up strips of toilet paper, then he'll use it to make a nest - if you haven't already that is!
He's still a baby It's nice he lets you pet him. Is the ladder solid or is it rungs? If it has rungs with gaps, that might be why he's not going up it. They can't really manage ladders like that. But if it is, you can adapt it by glueing a piece of thick cardboard or wood to the back - then it's like a solid surface with rungs
You could try having a little water bowl as well. He probably is drinking - they don't drink that much so you don't see the bottle going down really. The main thing is that he can reach the water bottle - then he'll work it out when he's thirsty.
A bowl needs to be small so they can't fall in it - getting wet isn't good for them. I use these one of these little Ikea glasig tea-lights and have it in the corner of a shelf, where it can't be knocked over.
Ikea Glasig - click here
They do tend to live mostly at ground/lower level as they like to dig and burrow and even make tunnels and burrows. So having a lot of substrate at ground level will really help. It might also lessen the angle of the ladder so he's more likely to go up it
It's usually recommended to have about 8" deep of bedding, but 6" minimum. He'll like that. Could you move the house to the ground level as well? As they usually like to bury their hoards under the nest where they sleep. So it helps if a house is on top of the substrate and open underneath. If the house is a bit small they sometimes don't use it and nest under a shelf instead. As well as substrate, if you give him a big pile of torn up strips of toilet paper, then he'll use it to make a nest - if you haven't already that is!He's still a baby
It's nice he lets you pet him. Is the ladder solid or is it rungs? If it has rungs with gaps, that might be why he's not going up it. They can't really manage ladders like that. But if it is, you can adapt it by glueing a piece of thick cardboard or wood to the back - then it's like a solid surface with rungs
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I use a shot glass or squat baby food jar for an open water source; it can be burrowed down into the substrate for stability. I rotate a couple of squat baby food jars and rotate the cage jar out weekly into the dishwasher to keep the water bowl from getting scummy or slimey. The jars are heavy enough to not tip over - I've had hammies stand on them and jump off and the jars stay put.