Does anyone know any cool hamster facts?
Here are some: -Hamsters are colorblind. -They, like most rodents, will get sick if cedar is in their cage -Like most rodents, they need to chew & if not, their teeth will grow very long. -The hamster gets its name from a German word for storing food. -One of the hamster characteristics is the ability to stuff its cheek pouches with food….sometimes an amazing amount for one little hamster! -Domestication of the hamster began in 1930 when a zoologist found one mother and twelve young hamsters in the Syrian Desert (to the North of Israel). -A hamster’s average life span is about 2-3 years. They have been known to live 3-4 years. -The gestation period of a Syrian hamster is about 16 days. -Syrian (also known as Golden, Fancy, or Teddy Bear) hamsters are solitary animals and will not live peacefully with other hamsters past 8-10 weeks of age. They should always be housed separately. -Russian Dwarf hamsters can often be kept in pairs or groups, as long as they are introduced to each other a
