Hamster Body Language
| This is just a quick guide so that you can understand a hamsters body language, so that it helps you to see what your hamster is feeling. Also this should be able to help you establish whether or not your hamster is ill.
Grooming All hamsters groom themselves, it is their way of keeping their coat clean and stops them from smelling. Your hamster may just lick their coat at the back and front, but they may also lick their paws and rub their paws over their face and behind their ears. This is because they can't just lick their face! Gnawing You should provide your hamster with something to gnaw on to keep their teeth short, as hamsters teeth keep on growing, so they must gnaw on things to keep them short. try a wooden cude or something, but a mineral stone works best. Standing Up On Their Back Legs With Their Ears Up Your hamster has heard something, they are listening and smelling to try and find out if there is any danger present. Your hamster will also stand perfectly still while doing this, so that they won't get 'noticed'. Lying On Its Back Bareing Teeth Your hamster is scared, and ready to attack. Running Away When Being Petted Your hamster has had enough of this. Collecting Nesting Material Uh-oh! your hamsters going to have babies. Its best to leave her alone at this time. Yawning Your hamsters feeling comfortable. Growling, Muttering, Squeeling Your hamsters just saying, "Hey man just leave me alone." Leaping in the Air No, your hamsters does not think its a bird, its just expressing what a good mood its in Sitting up on haunches Your hamsters discovered something intresting Flinching There was a noise that frightened your hamster. |
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