Im Bamboozuled

[Frostking9]

Why does my hammy keep on storing food in a little corner and cover it with bedding? I know its to save it from other animals but there are no other animals.... ITS TOO ANOYING! In my science teachers class, he has lots of hammies and when i give them food, they just take it and nibble it unlike SOME HAMMY I KNOW OF , BIJU, .... I DONT LIKE IT! HOW DO U GET HER TO STOP??????:( ANSWER AS SOOM AS POSSIBLE!

[dwankrista]

it is a natural behavior and you cannot stop it, nor should you. food hoarding is quite normal and is a natural instinct. please, be patient with your little ham as she is only behaving like a hamster should.

[Punkygirl0101]

As Dwan has said, it is natural.. and I really don't see how it should bother you. WHy does it bother you? its a natural thing that hamsters do.. they hide food.. there is nothing to worry about.

[Frostking9]

its because my science teachers hammys just take the food and eat it, i want my hammy to do that too, its just cool

[Frostking9]

also that i bought the hammy from my science teacher so should she do that?

[Punkygirl0101]

Not all hamsters all the same.. You shouldn't care how your hamster eats, as long as she does eat...

I doubt there is a way to teach a hamster to eat the way you want it to..

(lol, i find that funny though.. you want the hamster to eat a certain way...)

it doesn't matter WHERE a hamster came from. No, she shouldn't eat like that just because she came from your science teacher!

[dwankrista]

each ham is different and how the hamster eats, like punky said, shouldn't mean a thing. what is with people who want animals to be a certain way and get upset at the animal when they don't behave to their expectations? some people really have a lot to learn.

[Frostking9]

i know but its just funny how they just take it and eat it :)

[safiredragon]

There's no need to be rude... yeah, some people like their animals to behave a certain way. That's why there's obedience schools and such for dogs. So there's no need to get all condescending.

However, there's no way to train a hamster. Don't worry about it, Frostking, you'll just get used to it.

[Frostking9]

oh ok thanks. but i never see her eat it, even when i try to sneak up to her , or does she just eats it when nobody is around?

[Punkygirl0101]

Yeah, she probably doesn't like to be watched. And also, she most likely eats while you are sleeping!! Mine wait til I turn off the lights before they wake up and eat and run on their wheel.

[Frostking9]

oh ok thanks