Syrian Hamster Care Book

Position the cage somewhere quiet to prevent your hamster from feeling stressed.

Syrian hamster care book. Keep syrian hamsters alone as adults will fight. I was a bit skeptical to read a book written from a hamster s perspective but it actually didn t come off as too terribly childish. Hamsters have large eyes and a retina dominated by rods the part of the eye that can function in less intense light. The natural color of most syrian hamsters is golden brown with a lighter belly.

The book is well written and informative. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There s debate about whether the black bear hamster is a true breed of hamster or if it s just another color variation of the syrian hamster. Hamsters are the best known and one of the.

The average lifespan for a syrian hamster is 2 to 2 5 years although like most animals there are some individuals who live longer than this. By roger rodendale isbn. Remember to thoroughly clean out your hamster s cage including. I ve owned many syrian hamsters in my day and i still learned new info here.

Show quality black bears may have been 5 to 6 inches in length 12 15cm but due to commercial breeding they are roughly the same size as the standard syrian the same can. Syrian hamsters are popular with novice hamster owners and younger children as they tend to be easier to handle and tame. The black bear variation was at one time larger than the standard syrian breed. Other species such as the russian dwarf naturally live in groups.

Hamsters enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables but like to bury their food. Dwarf hamsters can be kept in female only pairs or groups. Not all hamsters are sociable. Clean out the hamster house every week to maintain a healthy environment.

It also has a good chart with the pros and cons of different types of housing so you can. It has some good charts to help you compare the different dwarf species so you can decide which would be right for you. Also feed your hamster a commercial hamster food and be sure to provide access to fresh water at all times. Syrian hamsters as pets.

To care for syrian hamsters start by setting up a roomy cage with bedding made of shredded paper an exercise wheel and other accessories. 9781912057917 from amazon s book store. Usually most hamster books tend to concentrate on the more common syrian hamster with perhaps only a passing reference to the dwarf hamsters. As an adult the average size of a syrian hamster is 5 5 inches.

Give them tiny portions to minimise the amount left to decompose and remove uneaten food daily. Syrian hamsters keeping pros and cons care housing diet and health. This book contains a lot of great information about syrian hamster care.