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Are hamsters nice to have2007-11-24 21:57:57

I heard that hamsters arent so cuddly animals, so people told me to buy a guinea pig, so I have two piggies, but in that pet store there is a hamster that is soooo lonely. he is in that tiny cage already for few months in there.

so what hamsters eat? what they need? I heard that they sleep mostly, so can I have them sleeping in my lap? should I have her/him?

Answers:

Hamsters can be kinda cuddly. They're not like a cat or a dog cuddly, but if you spend a lot of time with them, tame them properlly and when you have them out of the cage, provide them with a friendly environment, they will start to look forward to being with you. I had a hamster years ago who would cuddle (in a hamster sort of way) when I brought her out of the cage. When I say cuddle, I mean perched up on my shoulder, or just sitting quietly on my arm. She would also zip around and try to escape if I forgot about her, so it wasn't like I could just forget about her.

Hamsters seem to sleep a lot because they are nochturnal. This is one of the areas where hamsters aren't always the perfect pet that the world would like to think they are. They're delicate little animals who's primary goal in life is to escape, and they are most active after the sun goes down.

Hamsters are very noisey, so if you would have the animal in your room, make sure that you can sleep through nightly knawing, running, chewing, etc etc. Hamsters need a good escape proof and safe cage, a wheel, food and a constant source of water. They need careful handling. And they need to live by themselves.

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it depends on you..., if you want it or not..,if your industrious..

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I have a hamster and I adore her! They do need care and love just like ANY animal. He/she would need a proper cage with a wheel for him to run in, proper hamster food, fresh water in proper water bottle daily...you need to clean the cage with mild soap and warm water once a week and change the bedding, he needs a run-about ball to run around the house in and you need to give him one on one time where you hold him and let him crawl on you and you pet him etc. They require lots of love and care but totally worth it! My hammie is awesome! If you don't take the hamster in the pet shop, let me know where it is, if it is close to me I will take the poor dear.

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I was just like you, I walked into a pet shop, saw this fat furball in a little cage, fell in love with him, told my husband straight we were having him and took him home!