Do Dwarf Hamsters Like Music?

Everyone loves listening to music, and there’s nothing like enjoying your favorite tracks with your furry friend. But with a hamster at home, can you still play your favorite songs and blast them when you feel like it?

Dwarf hamsters like music but prefer relaxing sounds like classical, jazz, and other calming genres. Hamsters have a very keen sense of hearing, which means they will get disturbed by loud music. If you play music, make sure to keep it low.

If you like to play music all the time, you can continue to enjoy your favorite songs with your hamster around. In fact, your pet may even feel more relaxed and happier with it, as long as you know what to play. In this article, I will explain all about hammies’ musical preferences, how sensitive they are to sound, and signs they’re enjoying your jam.

Do Robo Dwarf Hamsters Like Music?

Robo Dwarf hamsters like music, as all hamsters do. They enjoy relaxing, peaceful, and calming melodies, which is why they prefer genres like classical, jazz, and pop. Genres like metal and rock may be too disturbing for them.

Still, individual hamsters may behave differently. And while some hamsters may find rock music too much, others may actually enjoy it. To know whether your hamster likes the music you’re playing, try to observe their behavior.

If they act agitated or even angry whenever you have music playing, you may need to switch to a different genre or try turning the volume down a few notches.

Are Dwarf Hamsters Sensitive to Sound?

Dwarf hamsters are sensitive to sound. This is because they have a very sharp sense of hearing–the sharpest among all of their senses. Being nocturnal, they also use their sense of hearing to navigate the dark. They can hear frequencies that our human ears may not be able to catch.

Because hamsters are sensitive to sound, most of them are not able to tolerate loud sounds like music or sudden noises like objects dropping to the floor. These noises can make hamsters agitated and stressed, especially if these are always present in their environment.

Moreover, if you’re fond of playing loud music with accentuated bass sounds, you might want to consider popping your earphones on instead of blasting music through your speakers. Your hamster will not appreciate these sounds.

What’s more, if you continue to put your hamster in a stressed state with the loud music, you may eventually end up with an aggressive hamster or one that will find a way to escape. Don’t underestimate their ability to escape from their cages! Hamsters are amazing escape artists when they’re desperate for a way out.

But if you play relaxing music at home, you can make your hamster feel relaxed, happy, and comfortable. You’ll know it by looking at their behavior and the sounds that they make.

Signs That Your Hamster Likes Your Music

So how do you know that your hamster enjoys the music you play at home? Thankfully, hamsters are quite easy to read as long as you know what signs to look for. Here are four clear signs that you and your hammie have the same taste in music.

Enthusiastic Playing

Healthy and happy hamsters love to play! If you have music playing and your hamster keeps on running through its play tunnels or enjoying its toys, you can rest assured that you have the right kind of music on, and it’s at a volume your pet appreciates.

Hamsters that are stressed will stop playing or will be less active than normal.

Approaching You

If your hamster has bonded with you and continues to approach you when you come close to the cage, it is also a sign that it is not feeling disturbed. Most hamsters that are stressed out by something in their environment will have a change in their behavior, including refusing to come close to an owner they’re already accustomed to.

Making Bruxing Sounds

A very happy hammie will make bruxing noises, which sound like the purring of a cat. Hamsters make this sound by rubbing their teeth energetically against each other when they are in a very good mood.

If your hamster makes this sound when you play a new song, you can be sure it’s one hundred percent hammie-approved. You can try playing other songs of a similar genre if you want to change things up a bit. Of course, you wouldn’t want to keep playing the same song over and over!

Conclusion

Like humans, hamsters enjoy music. They even have their own preferences! Relaxing music and other peaceful sounds can even help soothe hamsters that are stressed, afraid, or getting used to a new environment. Just make sure the music you’re playing is not too loud.