How to care for hamsters

Almost all hamsters are single animals. They get on very badly with each other. Unisex hamsters will often fight, and gay men - very often multiply, which can lead to early aging and death of the female.

The cage for your hamster should be comfortable and spacious. Zoologists recommend choosing a cage for the species of hamster not less than 50х30 cm. The cages of the cage should be placed horizontally so that your rodent can climb the cage.

In a cage for a hamster should be: drinking bowl, separate bowls for dry and freshfeed, gnaw stone (mineral or chalky, for grinding teeth of a rodent), toilet. Hamster is an active animal and very fond of running. Therefore, in his cell must running wheel, preferably with a solid surface, otherwise your pet can break the foot. The larger the diameter of such a wheel - the better.

Filler for hamster cells can serve sawdust, napkins or toilet paper without dyes, special Pressed or granular filler. In no case as a filler for the cell WATU can not be used, even special for hamsters. In the cotton wool fibers, the hamster's foot may become entangled and this will lead to a disturbance of the blood circulation of the paw or even to the death of the hamster.

Cage with your favorite place away from drafts, heaters, protect against directsun rays. The cell should be placed in a place inaccessible to other pets or small children. In addition, it is better not to put a cage with hamsters near objects that it can drag into its cage and gnaw.

Hamsters do not like change. Therefore, it is not recommended to move the cage fromplace in place for your home. Every place in the house has its own smell, to which hamsters are very sensitive. If the smell is unfamiliar, the hamster is very nervous. Also hamsters react poorly and to changes in their cage. Therefore, when the cell is completely cleaned, it is recommended that approximately every 1-2 weeks, you can not disrupt the location of objects in the cage. This is especially true of the so-called pantry, the place in the cage where the hamster deposits its reserves. Therefore, experts recommend to remove from the pantry only those products that have deteriorated.

When harvesting the cell, it is necessary to transplant the hamster intosome other place, for example, in a jar (more). Remove litter and wash the cell tray with a solution of salt or soda with sand. You can also take advantage of special shampoo for washing rodent cells. The toilet corner in the cage should be cleaned daily, drinking bowl - once a week. After cleaning, be sure to put some sawdust or napkins from the old bedding back into the cage. This will help the hamster quickly adapt to the washed cage.

A hamster can not be bathed! After swimming in the water, he can catch a cold and die. It is better to clean the coat of an animal special swimsuit.

To take out a hamster for walking on the street is notrecommended. A lot of unfamiliar smells, street noise and fuss, cats or dogs - all this can scare your pet and he will run away. Find it because it will be almost impossible. For a walk it is better to organize your hamster special spacious corral in your house. The walls of such a paddock must be high enough that the hamster does not climb over them and does not run away. A hamster lost in the house can harm itself (injure, poison) or your furniture!

Hamster is best to feed ready dry grain mixtures, grain sticks, herbal granules,special biscuits or crackers for hamsters. The hamster will also gladly eat vegetables, fruits (but not citrus and not exotic ones), greens. Remember that a hamster categorically contraindicated usual fried, salty, fatty, sweet or spicy food from your table!

With proper care your pet will be healthy, active and friendly!