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Care of the Syrian hamster
Before you go out to buy your new pet hamster a little time to think. Are you ready to take on the responsibility of owning a pet hamster:? Hamsters are very easy to care for, and their needs are very few. Also consider the long term commitments of taking care of your pet. The average life span of a hamster is 18 months to 2 years, maybe longer.
hamster is not a toy that you can put away until you need him again.
Your hamster will need feeding, watering, bedding, cage cleaning. He will need a good deal of your attention to keep him active and tame.
The more attention you are prepared to give him, the more affectionate and tame he will become.
Never leave him languishing in his cage for days, or weeks at a time with no interaction or attention from you. This is one reason a lot of people are bitten by hamsters. They acquire a hamster play with it for the first few week until the novelty of the new pet wears off. Then he is left to look after himself in the cage. Maybe just fill his food bowl now and again and fill his bottle every so often.
Weeks later it’s time to come out and play again, and you wonder why he doesn't want to, or will nip when you try to pick him up. If you leave a hamster to fend for itself, I assure you he’s going to. The less a hamster is handled the less it will want to be.
The life span of a hamster is 18 months two years.
All the information you need about caring, feeding, taming and handling your hamster, will be found throughout this site.
Please read the basics of hamster care and keeping. This will give you some insight and a little understanding of hamsters.
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