My hamster ginger

[Thehampsterlover123]

This is a diary page for my boy hamster ginger

 

[Thehampsterlover123]

Ginger has been doing great, eating, drinking, and running on his wheel!

 

[Maz]

Hello beautiful Ginger. Sounds like he loves his wheel! How long has he actually been with you now?

 

[Thehampsterlover123]

about 2 months since we got him from the pet store

 

[Maz]

Ok so he's had a while to settle in now then. He's probably ready for out of cage time and some hand taming and socialising Do you have a playpen or hamsterproof area? Or a dry bathtub initially? And also maybe work out what to use as a "taxi" for getting him out. I use a large rat tube. The pawhut is open at the top so lowering a tube in would seem less threatening then a hand coming from above. You could hold it at a slight angle so he could walk in. If he's a bit cautious, a bit of cucumber at your end helps tempt them in. It's all in the taming guide anyway

 

[Thehampsterlover123]

We are working on getting a playpen, haven't had much time out of the cage but we are working on either getting the playpen or using a dry bathtub and we will probably use a tube or a cup to get him out of the cage.

 

[Thehampsterlover123]

Photo of ginger at night seen by a red flashlight

 

[Vanessa1]

Photo of ginger at night seen by a red flashlight

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He's so lovely, it puts you at ease doesn't it when you catch a glimpse of them in the night. I was going to go with red light! But it meant I missed so much so I went with a night camera that records every movement, I know what time he gets up, what he does and when he goes back to bed. I find it so useful. Looking forward to hearing more about Gingers adventures Ness

 

[Maz]

I agree it's reassuring to know they are ok I also use a nightcam/hamstercam Maybe you could ask for one for Christmas My first one was a requested Christmas present. They have come down in price now though. Which one did you get at @Vanessa? I have a Eufy one and it's great.

Basically it just records constantly (has a small sd card in it) but only records movement - so you can see when the hamster was out and about as the movement parts show in a different colour. It's also recording live and connects to wifi so you can sit in bed and watch him on your phone Then scan the footage next day as well. And record clips on your phone to keep as videos.

 

[Vanessa1]

At the moment our camera in Teddy's enclosure is a AOQEE outdoor security camera 2k it's purely because we have a lot of cameras around because of the chickens and we like looking for unusual birds. It's a good camera, does the job it's not expensive either Ness

 

[Thehampsterlover123]

We were ooking into getting a camera we just havent got one yet. I will check out the ones you have

 

[Maz]

This is the one I have - picture is very clear. There are quite a few to choose from these days though, but I'd avoid one that has a cloud subscription. If you choose one with an sd card then no need for a cloud subscription

Eufy

It does come with a bracket to permanently fix it to a wall or similar, but we just stand it on a cupboard opposite the cage, on some books to get it the right height!

 

[Maz]

An example from it - my last Robo zooming at night

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[Maz]

Just looked up @Vanessa1 's and it looks a much more reasonable price

AOQEE Indoor

 

[Thehampsterlover123]

We have just been using a time lapse all night and checking it in the morning since we don't have a WiFi camera right now but we will still look into getting the one Vanessa1 has which is a good price too. Otherwise I just check on him before I go to bed and he is usually awake by then

 

[Vanessa1]

This is what my camera looks like:

 

[Hamster Haven]

We are working on getting a playpen, haven't had much time out of the cage but we are working on either getting the playpen or using a dry bathtub and we will probably use a tube or a cup to get him out of the cage.

I've definitely used a dry bathtub- closed the drain, put down a towel, and filled with items to explore, or the wheel, dig boxes, etc. Sometimes I'll even just make sure there are no holes to escape into in a room and follow my Syrian around while she explores for a bit.

 

[Thehampsterlover123]

We will probably try that soon because we have a large bathtub which would work good for that reason

 

[Hamster Haven]

We will probably try that soon because we have a large bathtub which would work good for that reason

It can also be fun for physical bonding. It's sometimes one of us will sit in there with our hamster and let her crawl on us or pick her up and then let her walk on our legs.