Hamster

Introduction

Wild hamsters live in deserts. They sleep in burrows. The most common pet hamster is the golden hamster. Golden hamster came from one golden hamster family found in the Syrian Desert in 1930. That why they are sometimes called Syrian hamster.

Where to buy your hamster and how to choose them.  

If you want a hamster a vet may be able to help you find an animal shelter. You should buy a hamster with soft, glossy fur and it skin should be free of sore patches, cuts, pimples and rashes. Its eye, nose, ears, mouth and bottom should be clean too because that mean that the hamster is healthy. A hamster that is crouching in a corner of a cage is probably not well.

Food

In your hamster’s cage you should put some food for it. The best time to feed your hamster is in the early or in the evening. Rhubarb leaves, potato tops, potato leaves and coltsfoot will poison your hamster.

Warning!!

You should never put two hamsters in one cage expect is they are introduced to each other when they were young.  Rhubarb leaves, potato tops, potato leaves and coltsfoot will poison your hamster.