Scovone Star Magazine 2017-2018 | Page 11

by Jacob Kang An Amazing Pet( Hamsters)

by Jacob Kang An Amazing Pet( Hamsters)

Are you looking for a small, nice pet? Hamsters are good pets. Hamsters are small rodents that are commonly kept as house pets.
DESCRIPTION
They are different from a mouse and other rodents because they have short tails. Golden hamsters are very small, and have a moist nose. Hamsters can be gold, white, brown and have spots. They can be long-haired or short haired.
Hamsters are about the size of an adult human hand-The adult size ranges from 5-7 inches in length. They typically weigh around 120 to 125 grams when fully grown. Their fur is very soft. Most have cute, little white belly and barely visible tails. They can run fast and have strong teeth.
Hamsters have don’ t small. They are inexpensive to buy and outside of cage cleaning and proper food, they are easy to take care of.
FOOD AND HABITAT
It’ s important that hamsters have good food and place to live. Hamsters are nocturnal, according to the ASPCA, which means they like sleeping during the day. In the wild, they dig burrows, which are a series of tunnels, to live and breed in hamsters will also store food in there burrows.
For your pet hamster you need cage that has many places to hide. Fill the bottom of the cage with about 8 cm of wood chips.
Hamsters are also need an exercise wheel to keep them healthy.
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Top: Hamsters play together. by Google images
Bottom: Hamster sit and see people by Google image
You should also put in a small house for them to hide in. Then of course, you need to give them food and water.
You don’ t need to get confused about the eating habit of hamster as it eats fruits, leafy greens, nuts,