The life of a hamster
Hamsters are mammals that belong to the rodent family having large incisor teeth that are continually growing necessitating gnawing to prevent the teeth from overgrowing. The word 'rodent' is derived from the latin word 'rodere' which means 'to gnaw'.
Hamsters form the Family Cricetidae which is broken down into different Genera (including Cricetulus, Phodopus and Calomyscus). Within each Genera are various species of hamster. There are many different species of hamsters throughout the world and most hamsters inhabit semi-desert areas where they live in burrows. These burrows consist of many tunnels and separate chambers including chambers where the hamster will store food and sleep. Hamsters are nocturnal, sleeping during the hot days and waking in the cooler evenings. They have very poor eyesight but a keen sense of smell and excellent hearing.
Most species of hamsters have expandable cheek pouches in which they can carry food and bedding back to their burrow where they will store food. The word 'hamster' comes from the German word 'hamstern' which means 'to hoard'.
Only a few hamster species are widely kept as pets but the hamster is the most popular of the smaller rodents kept as a pet in many countries today.We think that owning and caring for pet hamsters can be o
ne of the most rewarding hobbies that anyone, child or adult, can have. Say Hi to Harry The Hamster (left), You will find Harry Hamster depicted as a dancing hamster doing the hamster dance in our logo.
We must point out that our Harry Hamster is not related to the CITV 'Harry the Hamster' nor is he a 'Dancing Hamster'.
This websites is intended to help you with your choice of pet hamster, giving you as much information on hamsters as we can gather for you.
A pet hamster does not cost a fortune to buy, house or keep. Best of all they are great little characters.
e have four dwarf Russian pet hamsters – two boys, "Bill & Ben" and two girls "Thelma and Louise". We keep the boys in one enclosure and the girls in another.
They came to us as a result of a romance between the "Cassie" the hamster our grown up daughter bought, for our grandson's birthday, and Cassie's cage mate at the pet shop.
Ben and Thelma are very friendly and will climb on your hand when you put it in front of them. They do not try to run away when placed on the furniture or placed on our prone bodies.
Louise and Bill run a mile when they see our hands in the cage. The only way we can handle them is by trapping them in their exercise wheel and taking the wheel off its spindle with them in it. When they are out of the cage they will try to escape any way they can.
Hamsters form the Family Cricetidae which is broken down into different Genera (including Cricetulus, Phodopus and Calomyscus). Within each Genera are various species of hamster. There are many different species of hamsters throughout the world and most hamsters inhabit semi-desert areas where they live in burrows. These burrows consist of many tunnels and separate chambers including chambers where the hamster will store food and sleep. Hamsters are nocturnal, sleeping during the hot days and waking in the cooler evenings. They have very poor eyesight but a keen sense of smell and excellent hearing.
Most species of hamsters have expandable cheek pouches in which they can carry food and bedding back to their burrow where they will store food. The word 'hamster' comes from the German word 'hamstern' which means 'to hoard'.
Only a few hamster species are widely kept as pets but the hamster is the most popular of the smaller rodents kept as a pet in many countries today.We think that owning and caring for pet hamsters can be o
We must point out that our Harry Hamster is not related to the CITV 'Harry the Hamster' nor is he a 'Dancing Hamster'.
This websites is intended to help you with your choice of pet hamster, giving you as much information on hamsters as we can gather for you.
A pet hamster does not cost a fortune to buy, house or keep. Best of all they are great little characters.
e have four dwarf Russian pet hamsters – two boys, "Bill & Ben" and two girls "Thelma and Louise". We keep the boys in one enclosure and the girls in another.
They came to us as a result of a romance between the "Cassie" the hamster our grown up daughter bought, for our grandson's birthday, and Cassie's cage mate at the pet shop.
Ben and Thelma are very friendly and will climb on your hand when you put it in front of them. They do not try to run away when placed on the furniture or placed on our prone bodies.
Louise and Bill run a mile when they see our hands in the cage. The only way we can handle them is by trapping them in their exercise wheel and taking the wheel off its spindle with them in it. When they are out of the cage they will try to escape any way they can.
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