Is moving my hamster between two homes weekly too stressful for him?

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Hi my parents recently got divorced so I’m living alternating weeks between them. They live about a 10 minute drive from each other. I have one big cage with a lot of space and a second cage that is taller but smaller, still plenty of room. I was wondering if moving a hamster between two cages every week would be to stressful or if I should instead move the bigger cage in between the two houses or if I just should leave him at one house? Didn’t have any photos of the cages without Dennis in them. Pet's info: Small Animal | Hamster | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 1 month old | 0.315 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry about your parents, I hope you are doing ok. Ten minutes isn't a long drive, and this may not be stressful for Dennis. He likely would be most comfortable in a familiar cage, so you can move him between homes in the bigger cage. You can try this and see how he does. If this does appear stressful to him (you may see lethargy and a loss of appetite indicating stress), then I'd leave him at one home. I hope this helps!

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