Not exact matches
Now, more than a million
hamsters, descended from that first litter,
run in wheels and transparent
balls in homes across the United States.
Another option is to purchase a
running ball in which you can place your
hamster, so she can freely and safely roam your house.
You should bring your
hamster out to handle them, and allow them some
running time outside of the cage either
in a
hamster proofed area, or
in a plastic
run about
ball.
You don't need a
hamster to be trained to exercise it, just get a cage with a exercising wheel, or get a plastic exercising
ball so it can
run around
in it, but never let your
hamster be unsupervised
in the
ball, and never leave your
hamster in the
ball for more than 30 minutes, take it out at the 15 minute mark to get a drink then but it back
in the
ball for 15 minutes, you can exercise you
hamster in the plastic
ball for 2 - 3 times a day.
While you're at it, if your
hamster uses a play
ball to
run in, note that the lids are typically just tiny plastic pegs that fit
in slots.
There are always
hamster balls in which you can put your
hamster and his
running will move the
ball across the floor.
If you allow your
hamster to
run around
in its
ball more than once a day you could just get away with keeping it
in a Ferplast duna cage.
Who doesn't get a kick out of watching a
hamster run around the house
in a
hamster ball?
I had always wondered about those little slits
in those clear plastic
balls and the fact that my two dwarf
hamsters would often
run into the walls.
Some
hamsters will not take to being placed
in the
run - about
balls and they should be monitored at all times when using them.
Your
hamster should spend at least an hour or two outside of the habitat daily whether
in an exercise
ball, a playpen, or
running around a secure space under your supervision.
Then once we got home, I let him
run around
in his new
hamster ball while I sorted out his cage with bedding and food.