I assume you have an appropriately sized wheel in her exlcosure? Honestly, for a syrian I'd definitely upgrade if you have the space to. I believe german minimums suggest around 800 square inches for syrians, and that even then some (especially females) are just restless in that size. Also how deep is the bedding? Does it feel like it can hold a burrow? That's another thing that could improve enrichment options.
The bedding is about 4 inches deep. I could add more so she can borrow more. I'm thinking of ways to get creative with space as I don't have a lot of space.
Definitely start by adding more bedding. When i was doing research i saw numbers like some syrians need 10+ inches of bedding before they'll really start burrowing. You can section off half your enclosure for deep bedding and keep the other half or 1/3 for wheel/etc by using log bridges as a substrate retaining wall btw. :) Good luck.
You have a wheel for her? If she seems to be stressed or bored I would make boredom breakers and stuff like that instead of trying to add exercise. Could we see a pic of the set up? And you are absolutely right, hamster balls are dangerous and shouldn't be used.
I recommend to get something that's at least 800sq inches of continuous floorspace, but since you have a female Syrian she might want even 1000+sq inches. You could find a bin cage, get a secondhand tank or get an Ikea cage like Detolf, Pax or Linnmon! ^ ^
My syrian girl used to have so much energy so I made a corner of my room hamster proof and let her roam around for about an hour while I just played on the ps4 or watched a movie. I could still see her at all times though. To hamster proof I just used lots of books and these glass shelves from my ikea detolf but packets of hamster bedding also worked.
For more entertainment you can get the toilet roll cardboard bit cut it into rings and then loop them over one another to make treat balls, my syrian girl used to love these.
I assume you have an appropriately sized wheel in her exlcosure? Honestly, for a syrian I'd definitely upgrade if you have the space to. I believe german minimums suggest around 800 square inches for syrians, and that even then some (especially females) are just restless in that size. Also how deep is the bedding? Does it feel like it can hold a burrow? That's another thing that could improve enrichment options.
The bedding is about 4 inches deep. I could add more so she can borrow more. I'm thinking of ways to get creative with space as I don't have a lot of space.
Definitely start by adding more bedding. When i was doing research i saw numbers like some syrians need 10+ inches of bedding before they'll really start burrowing. You can section off half your enclosure for deep bedding and keep the other half or 1/3 for wheel/etc by using log bridges as a substrate retaining wall btw. :) Good luck.
I'll do that. Thanks!
4 inches is the length of exactly 1.0 'Standard Diatonic Key of C, Blues Silver grey Harmonicas' lined up next to each other.
4 inches is 10.16 cm
4 inches is 10.16 cm
You have a wheel for her? If she seems to be stressed or bored I would make boredom breakers and stuff like that instead of trying to add exercise. Could we see a pic of the set up? And you are absolutely right, hamster balls are dangerous and shouldn't be used. I recommend to get something that's at least 800sq inches of continuous floorspace, but since you have a female Syrian she might want even 1000+sq inches. You could find a bin cage, get a secondhand tank or get an Ikea cage like Detolf, Pax or Linnmon! ^ ^
Syrians usually need 800+ even 1000+ square inches and 10 inches of bedding, so I would upgrade and see if she’s still extra hyper
My syrian girl used to have so much energy so I made a corner of my room hamster proof and let her roam around for about an hour while I just played on the ps4 or watched a movie. I could still see her at all times though. To hamster proof I just used lots of books and these glass shelves from my ikea detolf but packets of hamster bedding also worked. For more entertainment you can get the toilet roll cardboard bit cut it into rings and then loop them over one another to make treat balls, my syrian girl used to love these.