Syrian Hamster Care Book

It has some good charts to help you compare the different dwarf species so you can decide which would be right for you.

Syrian hamster care book. 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. The natural color of most syrian hamsters is golden brown with a lighter belly. This book contains a lot of great information about syrian hamster care.

Syrian hamsters keeping pros and cons care housing diet and health. I ve owned many syrian hamsters in my day and i still learned new info here. Syrian hamsters as pets. In the wild syrian hamster adults generally inhabit lone burrows.

Hamsters are the best known and one of the. Syrian hamsters are popular with novice hamster owners and younger children as they tend to be easier to handle and tame. Usually most hamster books tend to concentrate on the more common syrian hamster with perhaps only a passing reference to the dwarf hamsters. Not all hamsters are sociable.

The book is well written and informative. It s a family friendly book that is enjoyable to read for kids as well as informative for adults. The black bear variation was at one time larger than the standard syrian breed. 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. The syrian hamster also known as the golden hamster is among the most popular choices for small pets it s generally easy to tame fun to watch and fairly low maintenance making it a good pet for beginners these hamsters come from arid regions of northern syria and southern turkey. By roger rodendale isbn. Keep syrian hamsters alone as adults will fight.

Dwarf hamsters can be kept in female only pairs or groups. Hamsters have large eyes and a retina dominated by rods the part of the eye that can function in less intense light. 9781912057917 from amazon s book store. To care for syrian hamsters start by setting up a roomy cage with bedding made of shredded paper an exercise wheel and other accessories.

Also feed your hamster a commercial hamster food and be sure to provide access to fresh water at all times. Other species such as the russian dwarf naturally live in groups. Hamsters enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables but like to bury their food. 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.

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. Remember to thoroughly clean out your hamster s cage including.