Cute fluffy hamsters are the most idealanimals for keeping in the house. They are unpretentious in food, they do not need to walk two or three times a day on the street, they do not scream and do not ask your attention at the moment when you are busy. Care for this rodent does not require much time, effort and cost. If these arguments have helped you decide in favor of having a hamster, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the further information provided in the article. From it, you will learn all the main points of animal care: how to habit a hamster to the toilet, to the trough and drinking bowl, to the wheel. We hope that this material will be for you a good hint and guide to action.
We cultivate a hygiene culture in a rodent
How to teach a hamster to the toilet?This important hygienic moment will be discussed in the first part of the article. From the first day, as soon as you brought the rodent into the house and put it in a cage, pay attention to what corner it goes to the toilet. Hamsters, settling down a place, choose a certain zone for their physiological needs. Here you need to put a toilet. Put a special filler or sawdust into it. But not the fact that your pet immediately go there to defecate. You can make him do it by applying a cunning move. How to teach a hamster to the toilet? Put some litter on the filler. which was removed by you from the corner where the rodent originally satisfied its physiological needs. The smell of urine and feces will serve as a clue to him that this is the place for the toilet. The hamster is about this equipment, sniffs it, and the urge to defecate will force him to go there. Thus, your pet will understand where and how you need to meet your needs.
Toilet for rodents master at home
Equipment of this type is sold in storesgoods for animals. It has a triangular or square shape, it fits well in the corner of the cell. But you can easily and quickly build a toilet for a hamster with your own hands. How to do this is described in the following instruction.
Pick up a small plasticcontainer with a lid. On one side, above the base, cut a hole with a diameter of about 2.5 centimeters (1.5 cm for dwarf hamsters). Back down from the bottom of the box about 1 cm. Thus, during the entry and exit of the rodent into the toilet, the droppings will not spill into the cage. Sand the edges of the cut hole so that they are not sharp and the small pet does not hurt. Pour the filler into the toilet and set it in the right place. Such equipment, made with your own hands, will need to be changed from time to time, as the plastic absorbs the smell of urine, which is completely impossible to remove, no matter how carefully you wash the container.
Another kind of homemade rodent toiletis a glass jar. Place the container with a 0.5 liter wide neck (250 ml for dwarf hamsters) in a horizontal position in the desired corner of the cage. Pour some filler into the jar. Everything, it remains only to regularly wash and change the internal contents of the container.
How to teach a hamster to the toilet, how to make this type of equipment with your own hands, you learned, and then we will talk about other, no less important points of education of a rodent.
Feeding trough
It is best to feed the rodent in a bowl.It must be stable and not very light so that the hamster does not turn it around when it leans on its paws or crawls inside. You can buy the feeder or make it yourself, for example, by cutting a plastic bottle or by adjusting dollware for this purpose.
As for the drinkers, then drink a hamster from the usualthe bowls are not quite comfortable. He will always turn over the water, as a result of which he will be all wet, and will moisten the litter. Here it is better to use special equipment.
Water fixtures
Option number 1 - a standard plastic drinker.It is attached to the bars of the cage so that the flask with the liquid itself remains outside, and only its nose is inside. Such a rodent will not turn over and gnaw.
Option number 2 - automatic drinking.It is a plastic container equipped with a steel spout with a vertical valve or two balls. Due to these devices the water in the drinking pot is retained, and when pressed it flows out. The main advantage of such equipment is that the water in it is not polluted, and it should be changed less often.
How to teach a hamster to drinker?Bring her nose to the face of the rodent so that a few drops fall into his mouth. After repeating these manipulations a couple of times, the animal will understand what's what, and will begin to drink some water on its own. You can smear the metal tip of the pot with what the hamster likes to feast on (jam, cheese, butter). While the rodent will lick the equipment's nose, water will drip into his mouth. The animal will understand what to do when you want to drink.
Apartments for rodents. How to teach a hamster to the house?
In this case, you need to act asteaching the animal to the toilet. For the first two days, observe in which part of the cage the rodent will go to bed. Then in the place chosen by him put a house. Place there a fresh litter and a little bit of the one that was in this area before installing the equipment. Sensing the smell of his lair, the hamster will go into the house.
But there are cases when the animal does not wantlive in this equipment. What exactly does he not like? There can be several reasons: poor ventilation of the house, unpleasant smell, humidity. Consider these points, try changing equipment. If the rodent does not like the plastic house, put a wooden or just a cardboard box.
Fun for the hamster
One of the essential elements of equipping the cellrodent is a wheel. It is used not only to hamster had something to do. Running in the wheel helps to prevent obesity in the rodent. Therefore, at night, when the animal is most active, put this equipment in the cage. How to teach hamster to the wheel? Put in it a piece of the product that the rodent loves. When he gets in the wheel, scroll him a little. From the first time, the animal may not understand what happened. Repeat similar manipulations several times. As a result, the hamster itself will start to go and run in the wheel.
How to teach hamster to hand? Show patience and care
Hamsters are timid and fearful creatures.To teach them to hands is difficult, but possible. We must act slowly and gradually. To get started, just go to the cage and stand near it. As you feed, change water and litter, talk to a small pet. Try to treat him with a treat: a piece of apple or cheese. When the rodent grows bold and starts to take food from your hands, lightly rub it with your finger on the back. Repeat these steps for several days in a row. Well, and then take the animal in hand. If he resists, release and try again later. You already know how to accustom a hamster to your hands, to a house, a drinking pot and other things, and taking care of a little fluffy will now be easy and easy for you.
Conclusion
Вот так, шаг за шагом, вы научите своего любимца live in your own cage and use its equipment for its intended purpose. But the most important thing is that he will begin to trust you. Show patience, love and care, and the hamster, however, like any other animal, will respond to caress the same.
