This is Wysiwyg (as in the computer term “What You See Is What You Get”), other wise known as Wizzy. She’s our new pet hamster We’ve had her since Tuesday 1st August now. She’s about 9 weeks old now I think.

Hamsters are very intelligent but strange animals (think that’s the best way to put it!) we’ve found.

When we first got her home in the evening she spent the evening going mental all over the cage investigating and interested in us talking to her. We left her alone tho as recommended while she settled in. She spent the next couple of days being really shy and hiding tho! She would hide in her little house or under the ledge. At the suggestion of Ponder we tried taking out the house so she she could not so easily hide from us - but still had the tube etc to hide in if she wanted to. After this and getting her out and letting her walk around/on us on the sofa, when we put her back in she just went skitty! Ever since she’s been chewing the cage bars :(

After a bit of that I felt bad so put her house back in. She wasn’t interested in it tho lol, was still interested in the cage bars. I thought it was her being upset and wanting to get out. It appears not tho. Just her being a hamster and wanting to know what’s out there. We left her for a day or so to chill tho incase we had upset her, but took out the big ledge/2nd floor bit in her cage so it was more open.

She’s still trying to chew the cage but she obviously isn’t scared as I thought. She will happily let me and froggie, feed her and pick her up (tho after not long she’s bored and wants to go off to investigate).

She was just being really nosey and exciteable, as hamsters are at the end of the day! D’oh!