07/10/2025
Enrichment for Gerbils and Hamsters
Keeping your hamster or gerbil happy and healthy involves more than just a comfy cage and nutritious food. Enrichment activities are key to their well-being! Here are some tips to keep your small pets engaged and stimulated:
-Variety of Toys: Offer a mix of chew toys, tunnels, and climbing structures to keep them entertained.
-Exercise Wheels: Ensure they have access to a solid surface wheel to run on. Avoid wire wheels to prevent injury.
-Hide and Seek: Create hiding spots using small boxes or tunnels to satisfy their natural burrowing instincts.
-Interactive Feeding: Use treat balls or scatter their food around the enclosure to encourage foraging behaviors.
-Regularly rotate toys and accessories to keep things fresh and interesting.
