Hamsters for many years are one of the most widespread pets. These tiny, amusing animals use special popularity at children as care for them demands a minimum of necessary knowledge.
In spite of the fact that hamsters the look remind rather some fantastic beings or characters of children's animated films, it is necessary to remember that all this living beings and it is necessary to look after them properly. In order that the hamster as long as possible pleased the owner with the touching fuss in a cage, it is necessary to know several simple rules of keeping of this animal.
All about a cage
Hamsters on life of the single therefore it is necessary to think of whether it is necessary to buy two-three individuals at once in time. It is better to be limited to one animal – then will be quieter also to him, and his owner. Same-gender hamsters hate each other and often fight, and heterosexual animals too are loveful that too is not always good.
The hamster has to have a spacious cage, convenient and with horizontal rods - it is important for an animal as it can often while away the time, climbing them. For the rest, in a cage there has to be only what is necessary: a drinking bowl, tanks for a forage, a mineral stone for grinding of teeth and a wheel for jogs. By the way, a hamster – very active and mobile animal therefore such wheel is simply necessary for him. For absorption of waste of activity of an animal the floor of a cage has to be covered with the pressed or granulated filler, sawdust or toilet paper. It is impossible to use as filler at all cotton wool as in it the hamster can get confused and break to himself a paw. For this purpose an animal – it honor a paw fracture as the death sentence.
Correct leaving and feeding
It is known that if in the house there is a cat, then the cage with a hamster should be held far away from this toothy predator. Best of all in the presence in the house of a cat or dog in general to refrain from purchase of a rodent. The cage of a hamster has to be located in that place where direct sunshine do not get. Besides, it should be placed far away from a draft, batteries or electric heaters. It is also necessary to watch that nearby there were no small objects to which the animal could reach from a cage. Full cleaning in the dwelling of a hamster has to be made at least once a week, and the place where the animal got used to celebrate the natural needs, has to be cleaned once a day. It is necessary to notice that the hamster very painfully reacts to when someone manages in his storeroom in which he stores all the stocks of food. Therefore when cleaning a cage it is better not to touch the storeroom. Ideal food for a hamster – ready dry grain mixes, grain sticks, grass granules, special delicacies for hamsters. The rodent will also not refuse pieces of fresh vegetables, fruit and fresh greens.