Syrian Hamster Care Book

Syrian hamsters as pets.
Syrian hamster care book. With a little help from the syrian hamsters uk beyond facebook group. Because the book is detailed it may not be reader friendly for younger children who own hamsters than other hamster starter care books on the market featuring simpler formats. One syrian hamster will be happy but two or more means serious fighting so keep them alone. To avoid an unhappy hamster be sure to spend time with them every day and give them a large selection.
Don t mix species and remember hamsters can reach sexual maturity at just one month old. Hamsters as children s pets. Basic syrian hamster care is not complicated and there are no excuses not to take care of your hamster. Syrian hamster care includes all the actions which a person might take to promote animal welfare in the syrian hamster when it lives with humans either as a pet or laboratory animal.
A syrian hamster has a general lifespan of 2 to 2 and a half years. Syrian hamsters owners manual. 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. Remember to thoroughly clean out your hamster s cage including.
They are quite easy to look after and can become tame with daily handling. We are happy to announce that we now have a comprehensive list of over 150 safe foods for syrian hamsters. There are some different recommendations for what cage size is appropriate for hamsters. 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.
Syrian hamsters are nocturnal creatures they sleep for most of the day and become active at dusk. The black bear variation was at one time larger than the standard syrian breed. Read reviews from wo. The syrian hamster care guide syrian hamsters are great family pets and are very easy to handle when they are properly handled.
To care for syrian hamsters start by setting up a roomy cage with bedding made of shredded paper an exercise wheel and other accessories. This book is very detailed and up to date regarding hamster care ranging from basic care and health concerns to breeding and showing hamsters. Dwarf hamsters can enjoy company but this isn t always the case. 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 natural color of most syrian hamsters is golden brown with a lighter belly. Males are likely to fight but females tend to get on better. Advice and tips on caring for syrian hamsters. Syrians are solitary animals but are social and docile towards human owners.
Hss hamster society singapore recommend a minimum unbroken floor space of 4000 cm 2 620 in 2 for syrian. Also feed your hamster a commercial hamster food and be sure to provide access to fresh water at all times. It has some very nice color illustration sections outlining different. Hamsters are naturally nocturnal so if they are.