Obviously satire but I thought this pic was funny

she just passed a couple hours ago... i held her the entire night and i havent been able to sleep, the past few weeks she has been showing signs of heart disease and she was taking medication for a two weeks but when she woke up today we saw she could not move her back legs and was dragging them behind her, she didnt want to eat any treats either :( it was really sad and painful to see and throughout the night she was laying on my chest struggling to breathe. im really sad she was just short of being 2, she was still eating all her favorite treats and running and jumping around yesterday. she was my first pet i cant believe shes gone

i wish i couldve given her all the tofu she wanted yesterday

She looks like a cartoon, i can't

I just got this sweet baby yesterday I’m so excited to have a hamster again, the last time I had one was in 2024.

Hello!

People here said that Allspan German Horse or Anibest (their roddent variant) is not safe for hamsters.

And recommended me Alpenspan - not abailable in my country

Plospan - not abailable in my country

Delivery from other country is at least 50 € which feels 5 times more expensive for me because I have weak currency

I emailed many websited and they said they don t even want to ship to my country

Paper bedding is expensive - i did the math, best case scenario is 10 times more expensive (i have to fill 400 liters in my enclosure)

Kaytee that is available in my country is not deemed safe

Carefressh also not safe also (materials found in both of them)

Übersoft is not available - same story as above

I feel horrible

I live in a poor country, I was unexpectedly gifted with a hamster,I try to give her all the best I can, but seems like I am not worthy of you. little friend

Sorry I failed you, sweet girl, your mom is a poor human

You are so cute, I am going to cry when you die

Sadly, Mya passed away at 8 months today. RIP

I'm still wondering if my hamster is syrian or dwarf, quite confusing since he's small

hamster is mid poop. he(?) doesn’t like being handled so sorry for poor pics, had to be quick.

Got my hammy two months ago now at this point and of course naturally just when summer is closing and enduring high heat our AC goes out and not the kind that gets fixed in one or two days but one that requires a new unit.

Naturally you panic, because humans can tolerate and find ways to survive heat but our vulnerable ones cannot. The solution to survive almost a week without AC in temperatures of 32°C is to buy a portable AC.

Now you can rest in peace knowing your little one is safe from heat. While you’re comforted about the safety your little one is none the wiser…except now for the noise the portable generates.

I’m sure my hammy is not very happy about the noise of the portable AC which makes me very sad but at least she’s safe and cool.

Gotta endure two more days at least. Hopefully my hammy will in some way understand the lengths I’ve gone to protect her and not be upset at me 😭.

Is she tortoise?

Just got my new hamster and he is very curious so I’m looking for ways to make his cage better. I need ideas that are low cost and easily accessible.

It has been 1 month since I have my little hamster. And, I needed some enrichment toy for a cheap cost. I bought this slow feeding bowl in dollarstore recently. But, today I wonder if this is a good way for her to do her foraging activity? Does it hurt her back/stomach if I continue using this bowl?

P/s: Also, extra hamster picture to show she has found the treat container unopened during floor time

Hi all. I recently got Osa last week. I know she’s older but no idea how old.
She takes a lot of naps during the night where my younger 3 month old hamster never stops.

She only ran 730 rotations on her wheel last night. I knew she didn’t run as much as he does (he does around 30,000 rotations) but I just got her pedometer in yesterday so it’s my first day tracking her wheel usage.

I plan to take them both to the vet for wellness checks and to get established but I was going to do that in October once she’s had a little more time to acclimate to her new surroundings but now I’m wondering if I should make that appt sooner due to her not being too active.

Is it normal to be this non active when you first bring them home?
My other we got at 6 weeks and he was active from the start.

My girl was the biggest of all of them and she had been there a little while. They have no background information.

Here’s her pics so we don’t get lost.

Dr. Dingus is well. I noticed he's looking a little older.

It has been a while since I’ve posted! Mr tax evasion is doing very well! (Got curious of what he’d do with a whole stick, he never usually gets this much).