Home coming
Preparing the Cage
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The
cage should be prepared before you even buy your hamsters.
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Line
the cage with the bedding
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Fill
the water bottle with water and fixed it to where it is easily reached by your
hamsters.
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Place
the accessories in suitable places in the cage
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Fill
the food bowl with food
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Fix
the wheel at a suitable position
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Your
cage is almost ready by now...
On the Way home
Try
to bring a little tank along with you when buying your hamsters as the
container most pet shops provide are simple a cardboard box which can be easily
gnawed through by your hamsters. And before you even know it, you have lost
them somewhere back on the way. Sob~ sob~
Remember
to put a slice or cucumber in the tank/carrier so that they do not feel hungry
or dehydrate on the way back home.
Go
straight home once you have bought your hammies, do not show then off to your
friends or continue with other activities. This is to minimize the amount of
stress on them.
Arriving Home
Once you arrived home, place your hamster in the prepared cage
and leave it to explore and get used to its new surrounding. Much as you will
be tempted to take it out to play but try to resist the temptation to reduce
the amount of stress on your hamsters. The few days may be very critical to
both you and your hamster.
Allowing it to explore and get comfortable with its new
surroundings on its own for a day can have many benefits. The hamster will not
be confused and frighten of you and will be easier to tame in the future. Frightening
the hamster in the initial stage might let to wet tail which can be rather
troublesome.
You may see your hamster moving around frantically, moving its
nesting area over a few places and may sleep a lot too. This will normally
continue for a few days and once it has stopped all these abnormal behavior you
can start handling it.
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