Noisy hamster keeping you up at night? Hamsters are active mainly at night and if you are losing sleep because your pet hamster is making too much noise in its cage, the following might help:
Noise from the wheel
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- Try switching the position of the wheel. Many times, it’s rattling because it’s in contact with something else
- Lubricating the noisy hamster wheel with some olive oil might make squeak less
- If that doesn’t work, consider getting a silent wheel
- If you’re using a wheel stand and the noise comes from the wobbly stand, consider gluing it to the bottom of your cage/tank.
- Move the hamster cage to another room
- If you can’t do that and the noise is unbearable, temporarily remove the wheel. Your hamsters need a wheel so this is not recommended as a permanent solution
Noise from hamster chewing cage
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- Provide chew toys so your hamster has something else to bite on
- Chewing may be due to boredom, get more toys for your hamster
- Chewing may also be due to small cage size, consider getting a larger hamster cage
- Instead of using a bar cage, make your own bin cage or get a tank
- Again, put your hamster in a different room if you can
- If nothing else works, smear lemon juice or vinegar on cage bars to deter chewing
Noise from hamster digging around
- Get heavier cage accessories (like ceramic ones) that your hamster won’t be able to move
- Get lighter bedding (such as these) that don’t create a ton of noise when your hamster digs in them
- Again, move the hammy into another room if you can 🙂
If this article helped or if you have tips you would like to share with other hamster owners on how to deal with a noisy hamster, please leave a message below. Thank you!
