why does my hamster spit out her food when im holding her? i mean i'll just be holding her and all ofa sudden, she starts spitting out her food.
2007-02-10 13:23:39 · 21 answers · asked by WoWzErZ 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
she has this high quality hamster food
2007-02-10 13:27:09 · update #1
i've had her 4 like 6 months
in fact...she's sitting by the computer rite now
2007-02-10 13:30:48 · update #2
i donthold her while she's eating...i just hold her like after she wakes up from a nap and shes spittin food everywhere
2007-02-10 14:07:13 · update #3
Hamsters have little pockets in their cheeks so when they want to save food, they stuff it in. But I believe that she spits it out on you because she is used to you and she notices that you don't really care so she does it again. But if you do care, I think she just likes you enough to put her precious food on you.
2007-02-10 13:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have 21 hamsters and they do the same thing. They tend to do it when they aren't wanting to be held. When they spit the food out, we just put them back in the cage. The brand of food you feed has nothing to do with this happening.
2007-02-10 14:37:18 · answer #2 · answered by wolfinator25840 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry about it. I owned a hamster for 2 years and it would fill its mouth with food and go store it somewhere else to eat it later. maybe your hamster is spitting out the food in places where it likes to hang out the most to eat later when it is lying there so it won't have to go back to the bowl.
2007-02-10 15:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by chick64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a defense mechanism common in dwarfs. It spits out the food as a distraction for the enemy for it to escape.
2014-06-25 12:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each dwarf hamster does that. Is he used to you? if so, he's spitting seeds out of his pouches via fact he could be a sprint scared which you will desire to wreck him. He will possibly no longer believe you sufficient yet. My hamster consistently spits her seeds out. you're feeding her as much as mandatory. good luck!
2016-12-17 07:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamsters I think like to eat with all four feet on the ground.I don't know but that might be true.
2007-02-10 13:27:42 · answer #6 · answered by Whispering.Cranes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Small animals like Hamsters and mice don't like to be handled or bothered while eating. I am guessing that you are upsetting your hamster and it can't concentrate on its eating. Allow it to eat first, and then play with it...or play with it before it eats....but not while it eats.
2007-02-10 13:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by S. B. C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aw...mine doesn't do that. He eats and eats. Just let her be. Maybe she gets bothered. But, I'm glad at least you care enought to ask. Good luck.
2007-02-10 14:07:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is probably doing this because she feels more alert when you are holding her and how long have you had her. If you just got her she probably doesn't trust you yet.
2007-02-10 13:29:10 · answer #9 · answered by chris 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
needs to breathe and digest food without pressure on the stomach
2007-02-10 13:26:47 · answer #10 · answered by I am Jennifer Lopez (official) 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋