Reddit reviews Naturals Trio Of Fun Balls Med

Buy a bundle of these little straw type play balls for your bun and put some of their favourite treats inside.

I just thought of the idea there and Roger is having the time of his life, he's so determined!!

Edit: I'll attach a link for those of you that are interested.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B002NKD0BG/ref=pd_aw_fbt_199_img_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=X2YS5P6XQGMN4SS78P3F

This is Max's current set-up as of today: http://imgur.com/a/x7Ym5

These are some other things I put in the cage on rotation: http://imgur.com/a/sG1tZ


There are some things I always include for every hamster:

• Upright wheel, the current one is a bit smaller than our usual 30cm silent spinner as Max is still too small for it so far
  
  
• His igloo is under the ledge
  
  
• Flying saucer disk wheel, for variety, it's the spice of life!
  
  
• Wood roll, for chewing the wood and for them to eat out the carrot stuff inside, all of my hamsters have enjoyed them https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000ZT07EK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  
  
• I like to have a dangling shew thing for them to chew and eat, it might not be suitable for you as there is no lid for the tank https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008F7R3KU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  
  
• I like these chew balls as they all have seemed to enjoy them so far https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002NKD0BG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  
  
• I like having a hammock for them to climb or a sputnik
  
  
• Toilet roll innards, free (with the paper!) and great for chewing
  
  
• I always have a wooden arch in my cages as they can shew them, hide under them, scratch them and climb over them. I would say what was the must out of all these things for your hamster!

I've read before that corner digging is a learned behaviour and is related to stress (apparently it's common from gerbils brought from pet shops as they are often overcrowded). I had a gerbil who used to do that. I got her to stop by really going to town on enrichment. I would recommend getting a load of things to chew on, try blocking the corners with hanging chew toys and driftwood. I'll drop a few links below of things I found actually helpful, I've wasted a lot of money over the years on toys that they don't like so these are just the ones I recommend.

Here are some things that my gerbils go crazy for;

1. chew toys (this material in general they love, they also love wood with bark, avoid plain wood and fruit/coloured chews, never known a gerbil show interest in them and they end up getting tossed out with bedding) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosewood-Boredom-Breaker-Treat-Chain/dp/B00PUENT9U?ref_=Oct_BSellerS_471575031_44 - I'd remove the bell personally
   
   
2. boredom breakers https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosewood-Boredom-Breaker-Animal-Activity/dp/B002NKD0BG?ref_=Oct_BSellerS_471575031_0
   
   
3. This wheel (22cm) can easily be suspended from their ceiling with some metal wire and is a must have because it's so quiet. Couldn't recommend it enough.
   https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-Wooden-Wheel-22-cm/dp/B008H2VA6G?ref_=Oct_CABSellerC_13755519031_2&pf_rd_p=3e28c275-fcd8-5699-9995-a5ba5528b63f&pf_rd_s=mobile-hybrid-6&pf_rd_t=30901&pf_rd_i=13755519031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=SNRAXCADSZQJ00MTTZSX&pf_rd_r=SNRAXCADSZQJ00MTTZSX&pf_rd_p=3e28c275-fcd8-5699-9995-a5ba5528b63f
   
   Hope that helps!
   
   If some corner scratching persists, don't worry, sometimes that just happens. Hopefully they'll grow out of it!