How to Keep Your Hamster Cool

First off, big apologies for my absence, I've been finishing my degree but its all done now (yay). Seen as summer is rapidly approaching I thought I would do a post on how to keep your hamsters cool in the hot weather!

Some of it is common sense, and some are cool little tricks I have picked up over my time as a hamster owner:

• Keep the window open in the room they are kept in
• Use a fan to circulate the air if it is getting stuffy
• Freeze baby food in ice cube trays and give them a cube of it every day
• Refill water every day no matter how much is gone
• Part freeze the water bottle (only part, keep an eye on them as they can burst if left too long)
• Place a cup or plate in the fridge and let it cool right down, then put it in the cage for them to lie on if they get too hot. I put the plate under the substrate to cool one area down

That is pretty much my tips and tricks for the coming summer, I also made a video on it here:

I should be back to posting more often now :D