Do any of you have one of each and if so how do you manage to stop the cat from attacking/eating your furball hammy?
Cats and Hamsters
Any rodents in my house would last less than 5 seconds. The 5 month old kitten caught his 1st mouse today, he was SOOOO proud!
Our first hamster, the cats weren't really bothered by. If they went to have a sniff at him, he'd scamper up and it startled them a bit. Even when he got out of his hamster ball, the cats ran away from him!!
We then got two dwarf hamsters who ran off if the cats were anywhere near, and the only time I've seen my two cats work together was to push the cage off the sideboard and nab off with a hamster each. Both the hamsters were fine, and the cats never tried it again, but it was still quite a shock!
In short... it entirely depends on your cat, and your hamster. Just try and train your cat to leave the cage alone, like you would train them to do anything else.
We then got two dwarf hamsters who ran off if the cats were anywhere near, and the only time I've seen my two cats work together was to push the cage off the sideboard and nab off with a hamster each. Both the hamsters were fine, and the cats never tried it again, but it was still quite a shock!
In short... it entirely depends on your cat, and your hamster. Just try and train your cat to leave the cage alone, like you would train them to do anything else.
Our 2 cat's aren't interested in the rodents at all. One of them's slightly scared of them and the other one got bored of them when he realised he couldn't get into the cages/tanks.
Not that they can get near them anyway with the guard dog on duty.
http://i37.tinypic.com/5lw4dl.jpg
Not that they can get near them anyway with the guard dog on duty.
http://i37.tinypic.com/5lw4dl.jpg
Originally Posted by michelle666:
“Our 2 cat's aren't interested in the rodents at all. One of them's slightly scared of them and the other one got bored of them when he realised he couldn't get into the cages/tanks.
Not that they can get near them anyway with the guard dog on duty.
http://i37.tinypic.com/5lw4dl.jpg”
“Our 2 cat's aren't interested in the rodents at all. One of them's slightly scared of them and the other one got bored of them when he realised he couldn't get into the cages/tanks.
Not that they can get near them anyway with the guard dog on duty.
http://i37.tinypic.com/5lw4dl.jpg
”
Awww how cute is that pic!
Thanks for all your replies guys.
I really want a cat but I have a hamster who I adore and I don't think it would be fair to put my little fur ball through the terror of even risking a brutal death!
I just wondered how other people cope with both pets.
My childhood cat wasn't bothered by our two gerbils at all, in fact we'd let them run around in their exercise balls and the cat wouldn't bat an eyelid.
If you are worried about having an open cage OP, why not get hamster a fish tank, they like to burrow in the sawdust etc and it prevents the threat of kitty getting hamster. Its a bit of a pain to clean though!!
If you are worried about having an open cage OP, why not get hamster a fish tank, they like to burrow in the sawdust etc and it prevents the threat of kitty getting hamster. Its a bit of a pain to clean though!!
Originally Posted by RAINBOWGIRL22:
“My childhood cat wasn't bothered by our two gerbils at all, in fact we'd let them run around in their exercise balls and the cat wouldn't bat an eyelid.
If you are worried about having an open cage OP, why not get hamster a fish tank, they like to burrow in the sawdust etc and it prevents the threat of kitty getting hamster. Its a bit of a pain to clean though!!”
“My childhood cat wasn't bothered by our two gerbils at all, in fact we'd let them run around in their exercise balls and the cat wouldn't bat an eyelid.
If you are worried about having an open cage OP, why not get hamster a fish tank, they like to burrow in the sawdust etc and it prevents the threat of kitty getting hamster. Its a bit of a pain to clean though!!”
A plastic one is easier and can be washed in the bath.
Originally Posted by RAINBOWGIRL22:
“My childhood cat wasn't bothered by our two gerbils at all, in fact we'd let them run around in their exercise balls and the cat wouldn't bat an eyelid.
If you are worried about having an open cage OP, why not get hamster a fish tank, they like to burrow in the sawdust etc and it prevents the threat of kitty getting hamster. Its a bit of a pain to clean though!!”
“My childhood cat wasn't bothered by our two gerbils at all, in fact we'd let them run around in their exercise balls and the cat wouldn't bat an eyelid.
If you are worried about having an open cage OP, why not get hamster a fish tank, they like to burrow in the sawdust etc and it prevents the threat of kitty getting hamster. Its a bit of a pain to clean though!!”
My childhood cat was fascinated by our two gerbils and would sit and watch them for hours, then one day the cat was up to the front of the cage when one of the gerbils was climbing on the front grill, the cat got her nose bitten when she got too close and proceeded to pull the front of the cage (with gerbil clinging on) and proceeded to consume said gerbil, my mum was hoovering at the time and then chased the cat with the hoover to try and get her to release the gerbil, sadly all we found was the end of the gerbils tail.
I live with my best friend and she has a cat. Me and my hammy moved in 2 months ago.
The cat sits and stares at the cage and then eventually jumps on it and claws at it, which makes a very loud clanging sound, and obv. hamster have poor eyesight but great hearing so I'm not a fan of the cat doing that.
I don't think she means any harm by it, but I just don't want my ham getting stressed.
So I keep my hammy in my bedroom with the door closed now, and the cat very rarely goes int, and only goes in if I'm in there to keep an eye on her.
The cat sits and stares at the cage and then eventually jumps on it and claws at it, which makes a very loud clanging sound, and obv. hamster have poor eyesight but great hearing so I'm not a fan of the cat doing that.
I don't think she means any harm by it, but I just don't want my ham getting stressed.
So I keep my hammy in my bedroom with the door closed now, and the cat very rarely goes int, and only goes in if I'm in there to keep an eye on her.
When I was younger we had loads of hmasters through out the years. Old cat wasn't bothered by them. And hamsters enjoyed chasing cat whilst in thir exercise balls. They appeared to bully him by delibretly running into cats legs.
However I wouldn't trust new cat with hamsters. He is already trying to work out a way into the fishtank. His life work is to eat the fish.
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As someone pointed out earlier it very much depends on your pets personality.
However I wouldn't trust new cat with hamsters. He is already trying to work out a way into the fishtank. His life work is to eat the fish.
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As someone pointed out earlier it very much depends on your pets personality.
Our cat was fine with hamsters, never tried to hurt them. Just watch them in their cage and purr a lot.
In my old house, I lived with two other people. I had a cat and a hamster, my ex-partner had a cat and a hamster, and our friend had two rats...
My cat used to literally launch herself onto the rats cage, scale it and try to attack them. My ex's cat was so dopey that he used to jump up and just visit both the hamsters and have a little chat. He and my hamster actually became quite fond of each other and he would let her sit on his back. It was really quite cute.
Now I live with just my cat and my hamster and they live in moderate bliss. The hamster is out of reach of the cat so she couldn't get to her unless she tried really really hard. And when I have the hamster out, the cat just sits and watches and ocassionally tries to have a sniff but means her no harm at all. And then when I put the hamster in her ball, the cat follows her and is very interested but the hamster is quite kick-ass and basically chases the cat around the room and takes no prisoners.
So, I'm not sure what you can do except try to convince the cat that going after the hamster is a bad thing. My cat never listened when it came to those poor ratties. And hope that the cat loses interest, like mine did.
My cat used to literally launch herself onto the rats cage, scale it and try to attack them. My ex's cat was so dopey that he used to jump up and just visit both the hamsters and have a little chat. He and my hamster actually became quite fond of each other and he would let her sit on his back. It was really quite cute.
Now I live with just my cat and my hamster and they live in moderate bliss. The hamster is out of reach of the cat so she couldn't get to her unless she tried really really hard. And when I have the hamster out, the cat just sits and watches and ocassionally tries to have a sniff but means her no harm at all. And then when I put the hamster in her ball, the cat follows her and is very interested but the hamster is quite kick-ass and basically chases the cat around the room and takes no prisoners.
So, I'm not sure what you can do except try to convince the cat that going after the hamster is a bad thing. My cat never listened when it came to those poor ratties. And hope that the cat loses interest, like mine did.
Originally Posted by dollydaydream13:
“In my old house, I lived with two other people. I had a cat and a hamster, my ex-partner had a cat and a hamster, and our friend had two rats...
My cat used to literally launch herself onto the rats cage, scale it and try to attack them. My ex's cat was so dopey that he used to jump up and just visit both the hamsters and have a little chat. He and my hamster actually became quite fond of each other and he would let her sit on his back. It was really quite cute.
Now I live with just my cat and my hamster and they live in moderate bliss. The hamster is out of reach of the cat so she couldn't get to her unless she tried really really hard. And when I have the hamster out, the cat just sits and watches and ocassionally tries to have a sniff but means her no harm at all. And then when I put the hamster in her ball, the cat follows her and is very interested but the hamster is quite kick-ass and basically chases the cat around the room and takes no prisoners.
So, I'm not sure what you can do except try to convince the cat that going after the hamster is a bad thing. My cat never listened when it came to those poor ratties. And hope that the cat loses interest, like mine did.”
“In my old house, I lived with two other people. I had a cat and a hamster, my ex-partner had a cat and a hamster, and our friend had two rats...
My cat used to literally launch herself onto the rats cage, scale it and try to attack them. My ex's cat was so dopey that he used to jump up and just visit both the hamsters and have a little chat. He and my hamster actually became quite fond of each other and he would let her sit on his back. It was really quite cute.
Now I live with just my cat and my hamster and they live in moderate bliss. The hamster is out of reach of the cat so she couldn't get to her unless she tried really really hard. And when I have the hamster out, the cat just sits and watches and ocassionally tries to have a sniff but means her no harm at all. And then when I put the hamster in her ball, the cat follows her and is very interested but the hamster is quite kick-ass and basically chases the cat around the room and takes no prisoners.
So, I'm not sure what you can do except try to convince the cat that going after the hamster is a bad thing. My cat never listened when it came to those poor ratties. And hope that the cat loses interest, like mine did.”
Aww that's ridiculously cute!
