hamsters

Welcome to HAMSTERS, a blog run by hamsters, about hamsters, for hamsters & the people who love them.

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Oreo in the petshop 😍😍😍😍😍😍

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Oreo the long haired Syrian

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This is Snail!

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This is moo moo he’s very sweet and loves to hang out in my hands and he’s also around 5 months, 🥰🥰🥰 he’s my little bean

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This Midna. She’s edgy.

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my beautiful and handsome son. his name is James!!!

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this is jinxy!!!! he's a soft boy

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This is my hamster and her tank, her name is Tiny Bean! She's a dwarf hybrid even though the Petco sold her as a "Midnight Djungarian" which is a impossible color patterning for winter whites. Either way she loves cheese and yogurt drops so I'll useually crush yogurt drops and bury small chunks around her tank so she has something To do.

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This is my little round friend Cecil

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This is Poncho the hamster

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Steve and James http://dwarfhamsterhome.com/

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10 Steps To Care For Your Hamster (long post!)

1. Do not keep them in pairs. Hamsters are loners - keeping them together often results in stress, fighting, injuries and death. They are very happy alone. 

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2. Minimum cage size

dwarf hamsters: 30 x 20 x 20 inches (80x50x50cm);

bigger hamsters: 40 x 20 x 20 inches (100x50x50cm)!

NOT like this: 

Living in cages like this for them is like a human living in an elevator - a lot too small and even dangerous! 

For them it feels like this:

Behavior like this is a signal for stress because the cage is too small or that they need more bedding:

Better:

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3. Your hamster (always!) needs a hamster wheel - and it must be a lot bigger than you might think! 

Hamster must be able to run with a completely straight back

on a closed surface

with a closed back wall! 

NOT like this: 

Results of those wheels are: spine problems, backache, stress, injuries! 

Minimum wheel size for dwarf hamsters: 9-10 inches. 

Minimum wheel size for bigger hamsters: 12 inches! 

Better: 

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4. Do not buy them plastic tubes (at all): 

Those tubes are not suitable at all: Hamsters get stuck or suffocate in them easily. 

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5. Your hamster needs enough bedding to dig and build tunnels.

NOT like this:  

Better: 

Your hamster will be extremely happy and dig around and build tunnels all day (night). 

A study also found out that (golden) hamsters need up to 12-36 inches of bedding, so just do your best do give them the highest amount of bedding possible. :)

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6. The less plastic the better! 

NOT like this:

Plastic gets swallowed, splinters, can injure or even kill your hamster. 

Better: 

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7. Hamsters ALWAYS need a sand bath.

Hamsters love rolling around in the sand, for them it’s like showering. How would you feel without a shower? 

You can use those little baths as toilets, but you still need a bigger sand bath!

Better:

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8. Hamsters need a house with at least 2 or more chambers to store food, sleep etc. Also make sure that your hamster does have enough hiding places like coconuts, small houses, toilet rolls! 

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9. Do use unperfumed toilet paper for nesting material, don’t use “hamster wool” -> it can tangle around a limb and seriously hurt and even kill your hamster! 

NOT like this: 

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10. Never ever ever put your hamster or any animal in a hamster ball. 

They can’t get out, might suffocate or panic, might run against furniture and seriously injure themselves. The ventilation is terrible, your hamster can’t see/smell/hear enough or use any of their senses properly.

In some countries they even discuss about banning those by law! 

Even if you think that “your hamster has fun in it” - please don’t use them! 

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Please reblog and spread this information.

Pet stores often are very misinformed and sell terrible cages and have little to no idea how to keep a happy hamster - please be careful when trusting them. In the end they often just want to make money - and the hamsters suffer. 

Please adopt, not buy hamsters - there are too many hamsters in this world that we need any more breeding. 

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MASTERPOST: Cheap Cages And Supplies For Hamsters - IKEA

~ more to come ~

(Sorry for the spelling errors - I made this post in a rush.)

[takingbackhyrule]

i literally had no idea, so i feel like this really needs to be stressed

[ayellowbirds]

Much like with bettas, there’s a lot of companies out there making a huge profit on habitats that are completely unsuitable for your pets, and counting on consumer ignorance.

[elfgirl931]

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This is bruce - the mascott of http://dwarfhamsterhome.com/

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After getting a bigger wheel, Suki, my new hammy, didn't know how to use it! I had to physically put her in the wheel for her to figure it out! 🐹

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This is little Ruxin, a few weeks after I bought him. He was the cutest little thing, but never cuddly. lol He passed two weeks ago very suddenly, just a little over 2 years after I got him.

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This little ham was at the pet store one day. I was so close to buying him but I didn't need a second hamster to take care of. Now that my little Ruxin has passed away I wish I would've bought this cutie.