Hamsters are top-of-the-line pets, especially as the children’s first pet. Its temperament and calm nature are usually claimed to be responsible for its popularity but the list does not end here. Hamsters grow very rapidly and they’re short-lived. As compared to other pets children don’t have to wait long for them to grow up so that they can play with them. They are very small creatures, so the children can easily handle them and the element of fear would never exist because of the size of the rodent. Hamsters also don’t need much looking after, they are solitary creatures and are nocturnal ..read more

Hamsters are basically omnivores, and like all other creatures to maintain a healthy life they need a notorious and balanced diet. Below is the list of certain items that Hamster is likely to enjoy the most. Vegetables and Fruit seeds are what they benefit from the most, especially sunflower seeds and peanut seeds. But the ratio of their intake of food needs to be regulated, as these items especially sunflower seeds carry a lot of fat and too much consummation can cause obesity, especially in dwarf hamsters; therefore 3-5 pieces a day is enough. Since Dwarf Hamsters, commonly known as “Russia ..read more

A Hamster’s Cage should be preferably cleaned every night. Hamsters usually pick a certain place to do the excretion of urine and feces (poop). Whereas that urine-soaked bed should be cleaned regularly both for hamsters’ health and smell. The Cage must be cleaned completely about once a week removing all bedding and replacing it with a fresh one. To reduce the urine smell the use of waffles is a good remedy as the chlorophyll in them helps reduce the urine smell; the Cage then smells cleaner for much longer and so does the resident. Hamsters when born are hairless but gradually grow quite a l ..read more

Hamsters are very flexible and their bones are very fragile, they can sustain injuries very easily. It takes very little force for hamsters’ tooth-pick-sized bones to break. Accidental falls and drops most of the time can cause severe injuries and often lead to death. Following are signs of serious injury Raspy Breathing Bleeding Swelling Limping Aggression when handling Curing the injury depends on the nature of the injury to determine whether it’s curable or not; if not then it would be more humane to euthanize the injured Hamster. A fall of a Hamster ball from the stair or the Hamster whee ..read more

The immune system of hamsters is very fragile and they can easily get affected by foreign elements. The humans do transmit and receive such viruses that cause multiple diseases, you should be very careful as most of them were reported upon getting bitten by a Hamster or the hamsters transmitted them when they were carried by a sick owner; though they shouldn’t straight away throw outside but should be dealt with care. The common diseases that can be transmitted to humans from Hamster are listed below: Salmonellosis: These infections are usually used by Salmonella enteritidis bio Typhimurium ..read more

Hamsters are solitary creatures and their nature is very different from other pets; in terms of their feeding guide, sleep timetable, relationship with the owner, handling, and care. Here are some Likes and Dislikes of Hamster mentioned; as to what they will show their pleasure and what is the situation they are likely going to resist and in the due process may even bite you. Hamsters need time to get acquainted with new situations and to settle down with the environment; therefore don’t rush things and let the hamster go underway its own process of getting acquainted. As it can take a couple ..read more

Hamsters are inexpensive and they are a very popular choice for a child’s first pet. Children usually tend to pick up a hamster and carry it around. This is a very delicate process and should be thoroughly supervised by parents at the start. As if not done the right way it can cause danger to both the pet and owner, as an accidental fall from a couple of feet can cause severe injuries to Hamster because in case they are not handled the right way or at the right time that can result in Hamster biting you and that really hurts; so most of us would agree to avoid that. For which you need to know ..read more

They are very tiny creatures and they don’t create that much fuss with their noise as compared to other pets, which can be very annoying. But hamsters are an exception; they don’t make that much noise at all; in fact, the only noise they make is while playing; the noise of wheel or the bumping of hamster ball into the wall. Though that doesn’t mean that they are dumb or deaf; as for speaking of deaf they have hearing power superior to humans and Hamsters do vocalize from time to time. They squeak – this is a mating call; whenever they are trying to woo their partner or to make the partner awa ..read more

They are very small in size and so is their voice, to convey their happiness or displeasure over something unlike other pets; Hamster can not express itself using the vocal means, so it is left with only one thing that is their body language though Hamsters can convey their distress by biting as well. Having said that; Hamsters convey their feeling through body language but for a moment we have to imagine how many feelings are there; so how can they be translated through body language Hamsters are very good at it. They have different convulsive moments and every Convulsive movement, as well a ..read more

Here is a list of some really awesome facts about Hamsters! Scientific name Mesocricetus auratus Potential life span 2-3 years Adult body weight 100-150 grams (Adult females are slightly larger than adult males) Desirable environmental Temperature range 65-75 F Desirable relative Humidity range 30-70% Recommended age at 1st breeding male: 10-14 weeks; female: 6-10 weeks Length of estrous (heat) cycle 94 hours Gestation (pregnancy) 15 1/2-16 days Average litter size 5-10 young Age at weaning 3 weeks Now the real deal Hamsters can store food into their cheeks up to 20 % of their body weight. Ha ..read more