The Adventures of Diesel the Hamster

These are the voyages of Diesel, the Russian Dwarf hamster...

Absolutely no hamsters were harmed in the making of this project, as it is entirely done via remote sensing! As far as we can tell, Diesel's privacy has not been invaded; he still pees in a secret corner and buries other waste products - and he has so far to lodge a complaint to the house council despite being given ample notice and chances to do so. A plus side of monitoring him is that, perhaps in theory, his activity level may even be a proxy for his health and happiness - hamsters do love a good spin on their wheels!

Page contents:

Diesel the Hamster

Diesel the Hamster - chronological age [calculating] years ([calculating] hamster years) (Arrival birthday 4th June 2023)


Basic data [TOP]

TODAY:
Maximum speed: 1.50 m/sec
Wheel 1 distance travelled: 127.25 m
Wheel 2 distance travelled: 81.02 m
Total distance travelled: 208.27 m

Top floor sensor time: 100.91 s
Middle floor sensor time: 33.32 s
Ground floor sensor time: 0.00 s
Total sensor time: 134.23 s

Last wheel turn: 2025-10-15 17:55:48 on wheel 2
Last motion detected: 2025-10-15 17:55:09 on level 2

ALL TIME:
Wheel 1 distance travelled: 14377.78 m
Wheel 2 distance travelled: 20828.5 m
Total distance travelled: 35206.28 m

Top floor sensor time: 40425.98 s
Middle floor sensor time: 42653.42 s
Ground floor sensor time: 47410.2 s
Total sensor time: 130489.6 s

Process ID: 2446


Diesel's speed vs. date

The following graph shows how diesel's running speed has varied throughout the time he's been logged running.


Source Files [TOP]

The following files linked provide the basic functionality of the whole project


Monitoring Diesel (the Hamster)'s Movements [TOP]

by James Rowson.


Development log timeline [TOP]

Data output

Diesel's Data Graph

Chart.JS output [TOP]

The following uses the JavaScript include from https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_graphics_chartjs.asp.


Data table [TOP]

HTML To Be Changed

Row Date/Time Bottom Wheel Distance (m) Top Wheel Distance (m) Total Distance (m) Bottom Layer activity (s) Middle Layer activity (s) Top Layer activity (s) Total activity (s)
1242 Max diff: 10.6 Max diff: 13.99 Max diff: 0 Max diff: 13.31 Max diff: 13.92
253 01:09:14 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
254 01:09:44 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 13.31 3.47 16.78
255 01:10:14 10.6 0.0 10.6 0.0 13.31 3.47 16.78
258 01:11:46 11.88 0.0 11.88 0.0 13.31 6.08 19.39
259 01:12:17 11.88 0.0 11.88 0.0 13.31 14.79 28.1
483 03:07:02 11.88 0.0 11.88 0.0 18.19 16.01 34.2
484 03:07:32 11.88 0.85 12.73 0.0 24.61 19.68 44.29
486 03:08:33 11.88 0.85 12.73 0.0 24.61 21.26 45.87
487 03:09:04 11.88 0.85 12.73 0.0 29.27 23.55 52.82
488 03:09:34 11.88 0.85 12.73 0.0 32.99 23.55 56.54
811 05:58:49 11.88 0.85 12.73 0.0 35.44 23.55 58.99
812 05:59:19 11.88 1.7 13.58 0.0 35.44 23.55 58.99
813 05:59:50 11.88 15.69 27.57 0.0 35.44 23.55 58.99
814 06:00:20 11.88 15.69 27.57 0.0 40.53 26.89 67.42
815 06:00:51 11.88 15.69 27.57 0.0 40.53 35.7 76.23
816 06:01:21 11.88 15.69 27.57 0.0 40.53 47.31 87.84
817 06:01:51 11.88 15.69 27.57 0.0 41.6 55.01 96.61
880 06:33:52 11.88 15.69 27.57 0.0 44.6 55.01 99.61
881 06:34:22 11.88 15.69 27.57 0.0 49.17 55.01 104.18
882 06:34:52 18.24 15.69 33.93 0.0 53.5 60.16 113.66
884 06:35:53 26.72 15.69 42.41 0.0 53.5 60.16 113.66
1240 09:36:36 26.72 16.12 42.84 0.0 59.09 74.08 133.17