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Hamsters sleeping pattern

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Question
Hi! My 3 hamsters have adapted to my sleep schedule. I'm a bit of an insomniac and I tend to go to bed very late and I sleep in pretty late. They wake up when I go to bed, and go to sleep when I wake up. I was just wondering if this is normal? is it bad for them to wake up at 6am??? Am I bothering them? Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

Answer
It seems like they are watching and as soon as you go to sleep they have a hamster party lol. It's normal for them to develop their own schedule. Some people will try to force the hamsters on a schedule and that will stress them out but since you don't force them on your schedule and the hamsters decided their own schedule they are just fine. I bet they party when you go to sleep and invite other hamster friends over lol. :-)