Syrian Hamster Care Book

I was a bit skeptical to read a book written from a hamster s perspective but it actually didn t come off as too terribly childish.

Syrian hamster care book. Syrian hamsters as pets. Clean out the hamster house every week to maintain a healthy environment. The black bear variation was at one time larger than the standard syrian breed. Not all hamsters are sociable.

Keep syrian hamsters alone as adults will fight. Hamsters are the best known and one of the. Remember to thoroughly clean out your hamster s cage including. Usually most hamster books tend to concentrate on the more common syrian hamster with perhaps only a passing reference to the dwarf hamsters.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Position the cage somewhere quiet to prevent your hamster from feeling stressed. Syrian hamsters keeping pros and cons care housing diet and health. 9781912057917 from amazon s book store.

Hamsters enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables but like to bury their food. This book contains a lot of great information about syrian hamster care. Hamsters have large eyes and a retina dominated by rods the part of the eye that can function in less intense light. The book is well written and informative.

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. Other species such as the russian dwarf naturally live in groups. It s a family friendly book that is enjoyable to read for kids as well as informative for adults. 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.

The average lifespan for a syrian hamster is 2 to 2 5 years although like most animals there are some individuals who live longer than this. By roger rodendale isbn. Give them tiny portions to minimise the amount left to decompose and remove uneaten food daily. It also has a good chart with the pros and cons of different types of housing so you can.

I ve owned many syrian hamsters in my day and i still learned new info here. Syrian hamsters are popular with novice hamster owners and younger children as they tend to be easier to handle and tame. As an adult the average size of a syrian hamster is 5 5 inches. In the wild syrian hamster adults generally inhabit lone burrows.

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. It has some good charts to help you compare the different dwarf species so you can decide which would be right for you. The natural color of most syrian hamsters is golden brown with a lighter belly.