any one who owns or wants hamster will want to know this stuff..
I saw YellowLabLovers post about rats and I learned alot about them, Hamsters are alot like rats..
*Hamster sweat through there paws.
*Hamsters have 4 toes in the front and 5 in the back.
*Syrian hamsters are solitary, and Dwarfs are not.
*Hamsters can come in many colors, such as bannded, golden, tri and sable.
*Hamsters have a 16 day gestation period.
*Female hamsters go into heat once every four days.
*Hamsters can swim but shouldent get wet.
*Hamsters favoret treats are, yorgurt drops and bread soaked in milk.
*Hamster babies are called pups, *rat babies are called Kittens*
* Hamsters cannot eat chocolate it can kill them.
* Hamster have poor vision hamsters with red eyes have worse.
* Hamster see in black and white
* Hamsters are omnivores, but they don't have canine teeth, they can eat bits of chicken and beef, even egg. WELL COOKED!
* Hamsters can't vomit it is impossible.
* Hamsters can catch colds from humans.
* Hamsters have a belly button but they are more visible as pups.
BAD BEDDING!!!!
^Cedar, Pine, Corn Cob^
GOOD BEDDING!!!!
^Care Fresh, Aspen, paper based.^
* Male syrian hamsters DONOT help the mother with pups, the mother will kill the male syrian and eat all her pups.
* hamsters may eat their own pups, if needed.
* It is rare if a Syrian hamster lives longer than 3 years
*It is rare if a dwarf hamster lives longer then 2 years.
* Males are called "bucks"
* Females are called "does"
* Hamsters are nocturnal. If woken during the day it may result in a swift bite drawing blood.
* Hamsters show sertin signs when scared, such as lay on back and squeeling, along with biting, and peeing.
Syrian hamsters include breeds such as: Common hamster, Golden, bannded, Teddy bear, black bear, fancy, and panda bears.
Dwarf hamsters include: Campbells and roborovskis.
Campbell dwarfs have a high chance of getting diabetes.
Syrian hamsters have a high chance of getting wet tail. resulting in death is not treated asap by a vet.
SEXING!
sexing syrian hamster:
http://www.hamsters-uk.org/images/sexing.jpg
Female syrian: http://www.petwebsite.com/pics/femsyr2.jpg
Male syrian: http://www.petwebsite.com/pics/syrmale.jpg
Female dwarf *winter white*: http://www.petwebsite.com/pics/femrus.jpg
Male dwarf *winter white*: http://www.petwebsite.com/pics/malerus1.jpg
Skeleton of a hamster:
http://www.ci.shrewsbury.ma.us/Sps/S...tonguinham.gif
*Citrus can harm hamster very badly, causing bad indigestion and even causing death.
*Hamsters need their teeth trimmed rarely. a good solid unflavored dog biscuit or wood chew would do the trick just fine :D.
*Hamsters are very fun pets they need about 1 hour a day out of their cage to interact with their human. :D.
*DID YOU KNOW* that 1 hamster can run up to 8 miles pre night on a hamster wheel?
I hope you liked my hamster version of facts. :D
