sick or stressed

[keh02008]

my hammie is still asleep at like 11 at night. it has been like this for the past few days. do i wake him up too much? is he sick os stressed? is this normal? i know they r nocturnal but he is normally up at 8

[keh02008]

he is eating and drinking and using the restroom like normal but when school let out all i do is play with him so is that the reason?

[Left Paw]

I have noticed that Cream Soda has two natural wake times. In the morning somwhere between 8 and 10 and then in the morning and then from about 7 or 8 until 10 or so. So, if you play with your hammie 2-4 hours that's proabably all she needs or cares for.

[Mitchandozzie]

as tehy have been getting older ive noticed that my hammys arent up until and hour or so later then they us3ed to be. maybe ur hamtser is just slowing down a little as he gets older?

[keh02008]

well i think i just play with him too much so today i'm gonna let him sleep all day. he is still rather young tho he is 5 months 5 days

[Left Paw]

Are you running the airconditioner in your house? I just thought of this- if hamsters are too cold, they go into a semi-hibernation state. You should make sure he's no where near cold drafts.

[keh02008]

it is about 70 degreese where he is kept he is in the family room and that is the warmest room in the house

[keh02008]

i let him sleep all day today and he got up at normal time i think that is what he needed

[keh02008]

ok i didn't wanna make a new post sooo here it goes. my hammie has had a spot of fur matted down for like 3 months and tonnight i checked it out. under the fur was a samll black spot it looked like a black scab but it wsa sort of elovated i touched it and it didn't seem to hurt him. it looked like skin cancer on a human, but fur was growing out of it. ne suggestions on what it could be? it was kinda yellowish pink around it please help i dont want it to b something that could hurt him :(

[lear]

If I were you, I would not interrupt him for at least 3 days. Then see if his pattern will get back to normal. If is, it just tells that you have been bugging him too much.

[Mitchandozzie]

its probably just one of his hip spots. kinda like a scent gland thingy. all hamsters have them(well i know all boys have tehm, i dunno about teh girls)

[keh02008]

see the thing is i found another one today

[Mitchandozzie]

is it on teh other side on his hip? if o its normal. i was worried about it when i sawe it on ozzie too.

[keh02008]

ummm i think

[Mitchandozzie]

heres a link for hip spots.


http://www.petwebsite.com/hipspot.htm

[Left Paw]

There is nothing wrong with waking your hamster during the day as long as he knows you well enough not to get aggressive. My aunt trained her hamster to sleep all night and be awake when she was home in the afternoon by gradually getting him up- adding a few minutes every day so as not to stress him out.

[lear]

Isn't it because hamsters are sensitive to light that they turn out to be nocturnal? If so, when you wake them up during the daytime, I suppose it's better not giving much lighting in the room. I need to do some research here.

[keh02008]

ginia that is amaizing!! training him to sleep at night! that is just like us (except my dad he has a night job and my sis who sleeps ALL DAY and is up ALL NIGHT it is so annoying!

[QuietChaos]

My hammy refuses to wake up at all during the day. I remember there was a post before about someone who played with their hamster during the day. Hammy will only get up at night around 930pm or so. It takes A LOT to wake her up during the day.

[keh02008]

OMG MY HAMSTER IS BOUNCING :bouncy2: OFF THE WALLS B/C I LET HIM SLEEP FOR LIKE 3 DAYS!

[Left Paw]

It's not hard, really- I had CS trained to be up around six in the evening so she go bafck to sleep around ten or so (when I did), but have let her slide- need to work on it with her again. When you notice about what time they get up naturally, wake them up about fifteen minutes earlier for a few days, then fifteen earlier, etc.

The important thing is to make sure they get plenty of exercise- running the ball, walks on the leash, and then let them run the wheel and circuit the cage. While they're playing, get the fresh food and treats and fresh water- tidy up. They'll get good and tired, spend the last few minutes stuffing and hiding near their bed (at least CS does- maybe that's why she's so fat!) and be ready for a very long nap. :sleeping:

And yes, the light thing was a good point. I never used the overhead in my room when she's awake- just a lamp.

[LionNLamb]

It's odd, I didn't need to train Mr.Keats he seems to enjoy waking at random times. He just seems to nap periodicly through out the day. He is usually awake between 8-10am for an hour/hour & ahalf than sleeps some more..than he is up between 2-6pm for a couple hours and than between 10pm-5am he is up I assume most of the time ...the sound of his wheel as almost stopped invading my dreams.

[Mitchandozzie]

Ozzie just wakes up at anytime I wanna play with him. Its not like he stays awake though. He ALWAYS falls asleep on me. Its sooooooo cute!

[Left Paw]

Oh, CS will get up any time I want, but she'll just go back to sleep in my hand. The point of waking them up early and letting them play hard is so they don't keep you awake all night.

[keh02008]

bayer will fall asleep on me only if he has a blanket over him it is so cute :p

[Mitchandozzie]

ozzie doesnt even need a blanket and its so cute. he goves little happy sighs too.i love my ozzie!!!!:D :D :angel2: :D

[gobbo]

Originally posted by keh02008
bayer will fall asleep on me only if he has a blanket over him it is so cute :p
GIVE US A PIC!

[Mitchandozzie]

omg ozzie did a really cute thing, actually he does it all the time but i never knew how cute it is! he streches out when hes sleeping and kinda smiles at you. awwwwwwwwwwwwww ill try to get a pic if i can.

[keh02008]

i'll try :p he's not very cooperative