Hello all. I need asap help. My dwarf hamster who eats alot has refused food from my hand and her food dish. She didnt eat her fav sunflower seeds and corn and regular pre-mixed. She did eat a quarter of dog food pebble tho, is a quarter enough for the whole day?? she ate only a quarter of it. another question, why isnt she eatin her fav seeds and corn and the pre-mixed??? wut is wrong wit her? do all hamsters take food from your hand just when they want to? Mine has always taken all the food from my hand but today she hasnt. could her teeth be too long or somethin?? she's still active, but she's not eatin food. I wonder where she gets the energy. and she hardly bites her cage but today she's bitin the bars like a psycho. ppl, please tell me wuts wrong wit my hamster.

Thanks nos n jayniel for the quick replies. Im glad there's ntg wrong wit my hamster . im a noob at keepin hamsters. three weeks ago, i bought Chubby(or fei fei, she really very fat) and a new basic cage tht comes wit everythin but, sadly, now i need to get her a new plastic tank or somethin wit no metal bars. Argh. I wonder why ppl still sell cages when hamsters have a bad addictive habit of biting the dumb bars. I did give my hamster chew wood to wear off her teeth, bt noo, she wants the metal bars instead. Was just wonderin, is there a way to stop (or train) a hamster from bitin the cage besides placin her in a tank wit no bars and givin her chew toys?? I noticed my hamster is eatin up all the metal bar paint..even her mouth seem to be like the paint color. im worried she might get cancer or somethin...will she?

ooh. so there're actually hamsters tht are not bothered wit the bars? i guess now i hvta go buy a cheap storage box and wheelie. i definitely cant afford any zoozone etc. lol. anyone wanna buy my old cage? the bars are super yummy. ur hamster will LOVE it

btw, crazymouse_yyh, how do i check the teeth? wut's the proper length?

thanks for the much appreciated replies again. chubby is eatin today, not much tho. she bit the cage yesterday for 5 hrs straight.