Hello,

I'm new on the boards. *waves*

I got a hamster 2 days ago & I'm unsure about her behaviour. I had hamsters growing up, but don't really remember much about their behaviour. The last time I had a hamster was probably about 10 years ago. This is my first hamster as an adult where all the responsibility is on me.

Dotty seems to be settling in well, but she seems to be making a sniffling sound? I'm not sure what it means. She makes it a lot. I'm worried that it is in fact sniffling, which means she may have a cold? Can hamsters catch colds?!

I filmed the noise she makes here:

Hello,

I'm new on the boards. *waves*

I got a hamster 2 days ago & I'm unsure about her behaviour. I had hamsters growing up, but don't really remember much about their behaviour. The last time I had a hamster was probably about 10 years ago. This is my first hamster as an adult where all the responsibility is on me.

Dotty seems to be settling in well, but she seems to be making a sniffling sound? I'm not sure what it means. She makes it a lot. I'm worried that it is in fact sniffling, which means she may have a cold? Can hamsters catch colds?!

I filmed the noise she makes here:

YouTube - Hamster 2
YouTube - dotty - ill?

Any help would be appreciated.

Any help would be appreciated.