My hamster hides his food and won't eat it. What do I do?
I don't want him to die, and I don't know how to make him eat.
answer: he eats it in secret at night
hamsters hoard their food. in the wild they gather food and take it to their secret granary hiding place. pet hamsters do this too they will empty their food bowl and hide the food in a corner. he or she is eating it don't worry.
Everyone else is right, hamsters are like squirrels! They stash food in their cheeks and hide it in places around the cage. Your hamster is definitely eating, just not where you can see. Usually they only eat the tastiest parts of the food like sunflower seeds where their owners can see.
'hamster' comes from the German word 'hamstern' which means 'to hoard'.
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My hamster does the same thing, don't worry he probably eats in secret, my hamster eats in his bed or at night time. hamsters hide their food in their mouth and then hide it!!!
hope it helps
my daughters hamster does that! he will eat it when hes ready. shes had him for a yr now and he does it all the time. he eats the food at night when she is sleeping. hamsters are nocturnal animals.
Don't try to make him eat- he will when he's hungry. In fact, if he's hiding his food, you're over-feeding him. Lighten up and just enjoy your little buddy.
he will eat if he feels hungry he wont die
he just likes to keep food
Dont worry.. He will eat his food..probably when he just feels like doing so.. ^_^
