New owner to a hamster!!!?

A water bottle that attaches to the side of your hamster's cage is probably the best choice for your hamster. If you don't have a cage that lends itself to a bottle however a bowl may be sufficient. Just ensure that the bowl is a heavy one and not easily tipped over. You will need to refresh the water supply every day or two to ensure that the water is not contaminated and doesn't stagnate. Do Not Feed Your Hamster: Almonds Apple seeds Cabbage Citrus fruits (lemon, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, etc.) Eggplant Garlic Kidney or red beans Mushrooms Onion Pickles Rhubarb Junk food designed for humans (chocolate, chips, etc.) Seeds and Nuts: You hamster will likely enjoy nuts and seeds. These are wonderful treats and will be included in many commercial pet mixes. You should take care to avoid feeding too many nuts or seeds to a dwarf hamster. Nuts and seeds are highly fatty foods. Green Vegetables: Green vegetables are another favorite treat of hamsters. Feeding a small slice of cucumber (which is also good source of water) or a piece of lettuce from time to time will be appreciated. But be careful not to overdo it. Avoid Sticky Treats Diarrhoea, gastritis and liver problems can all result from feeding too many treats too often. All foods should be fed at about room temperature. Allow any cooked vegetables to cool before feeding, also make sure any cooked vegetables are free from spices, oils or any other seasoning.. Once your hamster has had a chance to eat the fresh foods be sure to clean up any uneaten portion. If left in the cage for more than an hour or so the food will begin to rot, which will cause the cage to stink and may pose a health risk to your little friend(s). Note On Dwarf Hamsters: The foods listed below are generally acceptable for all hamsters, but dwarf hamsters are especially prone to diabetes, as a result you should generally avoid feeding fruits and vegetables with high levels of glucose (sugar) if you have a dwarf. Hamster Approved Foods: Alfalfa Apple (No seeds) Banana Broccoli Cantaloupe Cashews Cauliflower Celery Cheerios Cherries Chestnuts Corn Cottage Cheese Crickets Cucumber Dandelion Leaves Grapes (without the skin) Green Beans Hay Mango Mealworms Peach Peas Peanuts Pear Pistachios Pumpkin Raisins Raspberries Raspberry Leaves Spinach Strawberries Sunflower Seeds Turnip Walnuts Water Chestnuts Yam Zucchini Be sure to remove the pit from any fruit or vegetable that has one, they could be problematic should your hamster attempt to ingest or chew on them. All foods should be unseasoned with no salt, sugar, oil or spices added. As for the cage-bar-biting, It means that the hamster wants your attention, it's bored, or it needs something to wear down its teeth. To stop the hamster from biting the cage bars, you can get it out in your room to run (always keeping an eye on it so that it does not get hurt) or else give it something to gnaw on. If you place some toilet paper or an empty toilet paper roll between the cage bars where the hamster gnaws, it will play and gnaw on it instead. Try buying a salt lick and placing it there. Make sure you have a wheel in the cage or she will be incredibly bored. Also, I hear you do have chew sticks in there but keep in mind, you need to experiment with different ones because some hamsters are very picky, and if they don't like it, they won't chew on it.You can take a square of toilet paper and roll some treats in it and twist the ends so she'll chew to get into it. No, your hamster will probably not escape through the metal/plastic. If it does here's what to do: Close all the windows and doors and put some hamster food and some vegetables on the floor. Be always on the look out when you walk, as you might not see your hamster and can hurt it. If the hamster is hungry, it will certainly come out for the food. Look in every possible area where the hamster might be, including: under the bed, under the dresser, behind the bide of your bathroom, behind cupboards etc. Also you can place its cage (open) on the floor; usually if the hamster sees the cage, it will go in it. Or else you may opt for the hamster bucket system. Place a bucket with a stand for the hamster to climb into and place some hamster food and vegetables in the bucket. When the hamster reaches the top, he will smell the food, fall into the bucket and will be unable to climb up again. The only problem is that the hamster could get injured when it falls into the bucket, so pile up lots of soft bedding in the bucket for a soft landing. Or, close every door in the house, put 5 pieces of food in each room, go to sleep, and when you wake up count the pieces of food to see if any are missing. Also tell your family members or anyone in your house to keep a look out for your hamster.

First just give her carrots that are washed, second of all cucumber. Just leave her to do her thing for a while until she gets used to the cage and you. It is normal for her to bite the bars and they do that because of boredom, attention and them trying to gnaw their teeth.don't worry everything is normal, but try to feed her everyday or every 2 days. And her cage is fine and she won't escape. But just try to keep her in the ball for 15-20 minutes.So far everything is going good, good luck!

The fact is, biting on the bars is often a sign of boredom. It means the cage is too small and she doesn't have enough to do. Truthfully, those cages with the tiny plastic bottom and metal levels are really bad cages. They don't provide the hamster with enough floorspace, and the metal levels are actually really bad for their feet. These cages also tend to lack space for a proper sized exercise wheel. They NEVER come with a proper sized wheel. In general, if you have a dwarf hamster, the wheel should be at least 6 inches in diameter. If you have a Syrian (non-dwarf) hamster, the wheel needs to be 8 inches in diameter. They won't use a small wheel enough, and that leads to boredom. Your best bet? Buy a bigger cage without so much wire. I'm worried that you say you haven't refilled her food dish since Saturday? Or is that just a mistake in your typing? If it's not, you should be refilling the food bowl daily. The food gets stale sitting out like that.

Hamster's are such fragile creatures. They get frustrated, bored, stressed, etc, easily. Which leads to illness unfortunately..that's why you're supposed to give them 2-3 days to learn their new surroundings, smells, etc before you handle them. You might want to make sure you're not using tap water for her, the chlorine and fluoride is bad for us AND animals. Watch her food, make sure she eats everyday. even if that means weighing her food dish on a digital gram scale ($20 at walmart) a good sign of illness is first day not eating needs immediate vet treatment. Wet tail is a common illness that is most often fatal from my experience it's found too often too late in hamsters. (Nocturnal :) by the way LOL :) She may bite the bars in frustration, wanting a friend, boredom, you never know really, until you start maybe eliminating each possibility. She seems to have enough chews so that's the puzzling part ! 0_o SILLY HAMMY !! :) I wish you lots of luck and although it may be annoying it's not going to hurt her to chew the bars, their teeth never stop growing so it's just her natural need to chew and it's trimming her teeth pretty good I'm sure ! Metal is tough ! :) You can put in tiny stuffed animals that have faces if you can't get a (female)friend for her, it will actually make her feel less lonely if that is a contributing factor. Sounds funny but is truth ! :)

When i got my hamster she was up really late chewing on her metal bars.(so i know how you feel.) any way try making her start to move around a couple of hours before you go to bed. If you do that she will not be up and going as much as when you go to bed. And keep in mind she has probably never been in a cage before, so this is a neg environment for her. Hoped I helped. P.S. It might help to make sure she has allot of toys or if you could get tubes for her. i know hamsters love tubes that they can climb in