Can I make a profile for a hamster?
FreeHamster and small pet care app: weight and routines in order
Hamsters, pet rats, guinea pigs and gerbils weigh very little and change fast. PawsPet is a hamster and small pet care app: one profile per animal, weight in grams with a chart, cage cleaning as a repeating activity with an alert, and a record you share with the people at home. It does not diagnose and does not replace your vet: it keeps what you record in order.
- The app is free, with no subscription.
- You invite whoever you want, area by area.
- The AI prepares, you confirm.
The hamster's profile: what changes in the app
A hamster weighs a few grams and changes fast. Here is what the app keeps, with the labels you find in the app.
Weight
You write the weight in kg with decimals: under one kilo the app shows it in grams, with the change since the previous weighing.
Repeat
Cage cleaning as a repeating activity, with an alert if you want one; you skip one with «Ignore» without touching the others.
Rodent faecal examination
The catalogue test for rodents, with its interval.
RodentHamsterRat
The entries of the species grid; for a guinea pig or a gerbil there is «Other», with the type written by you.
In its profile, every day
A profile for every small housemate
Pick «Rodent» as the species, or «Hamster» and «Rat» from «Show all species»; for a guinea pig, gerbil or chinchilla you can choose «Other» and type the name yourself. Each animal has a photo, date of birth, sex and breed, plus its own health record.
Weight in grams, with the change at a glance
In «Measurements» you enter the weight in kg with decimals: below 1 kg the app shows it in grams. Each row of the history shows the change from the previous reading, and the chart shows the trend. One measurement per day, with a photo and notes if you want.
Cage cleaning and routines that come back on their own
Create a «Cage cleaning» activity (or bedding change), set «Repeat» to every week or every N days and add an alert before the time. The app generates the future occurrences in the calendar: tick them off when done, or skip one and leave the rest alone.
A record shared with the people at home
Invite a family member as a collaborator and decide what they can view and what they can edit: health and measurements, activities, basic details. Access stays until you remove it. Whoever looks after your pet while you are away sees it under «Shared with me».
Hamster adoptions
Adoption listings are free and are published and browsed on pawspet.it.
How you start with your hamster in the app
Create your hamster’s or rodent’s profile
In the «Pets» tab tap + and follow the five steps: a photo (or «Skip the photo»), the name and the date of birth. Choose the species: «Rodent» from the grid, or «Hamster» or «Rat» after «Show all species». Set sex and neutering; microchip and booklet number are optional. It works offline too.
Log the weight every time you weigh them
Open the pet, go to the «Measurements» tab and tap +. Keep today's date (a new measurement goes on today or yesterday), type the weight in kg with decimals, e.g. 0.095, add photos or notes if you like and tap «Save». The value shows straight away in the summary, history and chart.
Put cage cleaning on the calendar
In the «Activities» tab tap +. Type «Cage cleaning» in the «Name» field, choose the type (for example «Hygiene») and select the animal. Tap «Repeat» and choose «Every N weeks» with the day; then the bell, «Set» and an alert such as «1 day before». Tap «Save»: the next cleanings appear on their own.
Questions about the app for hamsters and rodents
- It works for small rodents too. «Hamster» and «Rat» are species in the app (find them under «Show all species»), while «Rodent» covers guinea pigs, gerbils, chinchillas and degus; with «Other» you type the name yourself. Profile, measurements, activities and collaborators work the same way for every species.
- Open the animal from the «Pets» tab, go to «Measurements» and tap +, then enter the weight and save. The field is in kg and accepts decimals; when the value is below 1 kg the app shows it in grams, so 0.085 becomes 85 g. The app keeps one measurement per day: if you reopen the same day, you are updating the one already recorded.
- Create an activity from the «Activities» tab with the + button, name it «Cage cleaning», tap «Repeat» and choose «Every N weeks» with the days you want (or «Every N days»). In the row with the bell tap «Set», enable alerts and pick one, for example «1 day before» or «1 hour before». You get a notification for each alert, ahead of the activity time.
- Open the animal, tap the menu in the top right, then «Collaborators» and «Add collaborator»: search the person by name or email (they need a PawsPet account), choose the permissions (View or Edit for Health, Activities and general details) and confirm. They see the animal under «Shared with me» until you remove access. Only you can delete the animal.
- Yes: in «Measurements» tap +, pick the day of the measurement at the top and tap «Delete measurement», then confirm. If only a value is wrong, correct it and save the same day again.
Every animal gets its own profile
Dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, birds, reptiles and more: each with its own profile, in the same account.
Dogs
The dog care app: profile, health, walks and everyone who helps.
Cats
Weight, allergies and a profile to hand to your cat sitter.
Puppies and kittens
Multi-dose vaccines, deworming and the weight curve of the first months.
Horses and ponies
Passport, Coggins, farrier visits and training in one record.
Donkeys
Passport, hoof trimming and daily care, at home or in a small sanctuary.
Rabbits
Vaccines with expiry, weight on a chart and a link for the sitter.
Tortoises and turtles
Certificates, weight and hibernation notes for every animal.
Reptiles
Snakes and lizards: feedings, sheds and terrarium checks on a calendar.
Parrots and birds
Daily weight, lab tests with alerts and certificates in order.
Hamsters and rodents
Weight in grams, cage cleaning reminders and a record the whole family shares.
Backyard and farm animals
Chickens, goats, sheep and pigs: food-production flag and recurring treatments.
Fish
Water changes on repeat, water test values and a link for the holidays.
Start with your hamster’s profile
Download PawsPet for free, create the first profile in five steps and log the first weight today: from the second weigh-in you can already see the trend.
Available on iOS, Android and the web