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You may remember back in 2023, Alex also known as furbabyfamilyOG on tiktok launched a petition to get the government to ban the sale of cages that are too small for animals. You can see the original blog that we did with Alex when he first started his mission here. Unfortunately, the petition only […]
The Range’s “Guide to Owning a Hamster” published on their website says ” Avoid cotton wool of ‘fluffy’ bedding, materials that can separate into thin strands, or non-specialist material, as these can harm your hamster.” But at the same time as providing this advice they sell their own brand of cotton wool bedding that they […]
Woodgreen recommends 100cm x 50cm Minimum Cage Size for All Species of hamsters. For hamster guidance, 3 out of the 4 major animal charities in The UK recommend this minimum, with both Blue Cross and PDSA also saying that a hamster cage should be at least 100cm x 50cm for All species of hamsters. […]
A new cork lined 28cm wooden wheel is being sold in Pets at Home stores and the community have praised this on social media. A 28cm minimum wheel size for Syrian hamsters is a well known requirement, but for quite some time it has seemed that Pets at Home have ignored the welfare advice, […]
Tiffany of HamsterWelfare.com has designed a poster for you to print or share on social media. You may be connected to a pet shop or have a social media account and we would love for you to display our poster so that the wider public can become more aware of our cause and help spread […]
Many pet shops recommend that Dwarf hamsters can be housed together, but the community has commonly disagreed with this advice and there have been many reports of lethal fighting among Dwarf hamsters that are kept in the same enclosure. The study says “The current advice provided for the housing of pet dwarf hamsters […]
UK rescue network Happy Hamsters organised the 2023 Hamster Fair, held at Millennium Point Birmingham with a huge attendance of over 500 people. The impressive venue held a lot of hamster related stalls, games and talks that took place in a huge auditorium with a large cinema screen that featured a live chat with Victoria […]
In the hamster community many people have came across gate keeping of barred cages, in this blog we hope to raise some points on how barred cages can be good. With the current study of hamsters done by The Veterinary Association for Animal Welfare (TVT) which can be seen on our hamster cage page, […]
Pets at Home launched a rebrand and the public took the opportunity to express their concerns and grievances about the company. The Instagram post announcing the rebrand was launched early evening on 18th April 2023, it seems that a hamster rescue called Treasured Paws Hamster Rescue was the first who spotted this and […]
PDSA now recommend 100cm x 50cm minimum cage size for hamsters. This is for ALL species of hamsters including dwarf and it’s great to see that smaller hamsters aren’t being discriminated due to their slightly smaller size. This month Blue Cross another major charity, also increased their minimum and now say “no smaller than 100cm […]
Blue Cross recommend 100cm x 50cm Minimum Cage Size for ALL species of hamsters. This is a big breakthrough for the hamster loving community as Blue Cross are the first major charity to recommend 100cm x 50cm, the same as TVT veterinary research from Germany. Blue Cross say “The ideal home for a hamster […]
Blue Cross have provided a warning against small hamster wheels. They Say “Important – Some cages are sold with wheels included but these are not always suitable. A hamster should be able to use an exercise wheel without curving their spine or raising their head, as this can cause back problems.” Blue […]
Reports of another hamster found dead with Soft ‘n’ Safe fluffy bedding trapped in it’s mouth have circulated social media. This report is very similar to other reports from owners finding their hamster dead with fluffy bedding stuck in it’s mouth, blocking their airway. In the Post it says: PLEASE SHARE THIS […]
Our campaigning to get fluffy bedding removed from stores was reported in The Mirror, a newspaper with a daily print of around 800,000 and has a further large readership online. For hamsters and their keepers it’s great that the risks of fluffy bedding have made the news. The RSPCA say “Don’t give hamsters nesting materials […]
Please support and sign the Government Petition to ban small cages. The community have gathered together and with more signatures a minimum cage size law could be made, effectively banning small cages. Here’s a message from the person who started this petition: Who Started the Petition My name is Alex and I run […]
Thehamsterforum.com was set up in 2022 with encouragement from a few enthusiastic and passionate hamster owners to promote good, up to date, hamster care. The forum has a very visual home page with basic care articles and it’s a great place to chat for advice, concerns, and the usual hamster related fun and games and […]
Discontinued for Hamsters but why not Rabbits! It seems that Small Pet Select have followed their own advice against the use of scented bedding for Hamsters but it is a concern that they deleted their advice against scented bedding for Rabbits and they continue to market this product towards rabbits and other animals. […]
The Royal Veterinary College has conducted the world’s largest study of hamsters by analysing the clinical records of almost 4000 hamsters, revealing the 20 most common disorders. In the past, hamster studies have often been conducted in laboratory conditions but it said that this is the first study ever conducted “examining overall disease prevalence […]
We have some very exciting news! Mark and Tiffany from Hamster Welfare will be giving a presentation at Hamster Fair UK 2022! This is the UK’s first hamster fair! Managers of Happy Hamsters UK, the UK’s largest hamster rescue, Kate and Sophie (also known as RainbowFluffers on TikTok) have put together a wonderful day […]
Why are Pet Shops Ignoring the Millions of People who know about Proper Hamster Care! With so many enthusiastic hamster owners who know about the correct size enclosure to buy, correct size wheel to use, the correct type of bedding etc. It’s surprising that the main high street retailers like Pets at Home […]
Hamster Welfare are pleased to have supported SPRAW (Small Pet Rodent Awareness Week) which took place between 20th – 26th September 2021. The first day was dedicated to hamsters and the below slides where shown at the end of the day to highlight the differences between the correct welfare advice and the wrong products that […]
On 15th July 2021 Pets at Home lunched a mini show called “THE PET CARE SHOW” The show depicts “care” from “experts” from little hamsters to big dogs. The hamster care video has now vanished! It was available on YouTube and it had received quite a hefty number of dislikes due to the rodent […]
Many people have asked the question of can I take my hamster outside? And there have been many videos and pictures of hamsters outside. But is it safe? Hamsters unlike cats, dogs etc. that can have injections to protect them from the outside and all the infections they can get, hamsters do not […]
“When you buy a hamster from a pet store chain you are making more space for another animal to be bred in a Rodent Mill” Chain Pet Stores Use Rodent Mills Most Big chain pet stores sadly use something called a Rodent Mill. Rodent Mills are big warehouses that breed hamsters, […]
We would like to thank Victoria Raechel for sharing our story, we really appreciate the support. The post on Victoria’s Youtube page has achieved 3600 likes and almost 300 comments and we have read them all! We would like to thank the community for taking such an interest in what we are trying to […]
There may come a time that you might need to transport you hamster and it’s important to be prepared just in case. It is quite likely that at some point during your hamsters life you will need to take your little guy to the vets so there’s no harm in having a travel cage just […]
Scatter feeding is a wonderful idea and will give your hamster more purpose in life when going to the effort to forage for food just like they would have to do in the wild. It’s important to give your hamster an enriched diet of various different food items as can be seen on our food […]
