Care and maintenance of Syrian hamsters at home
A hamster is an unpretentious pet that needs a minimum of space. He is friendly, easy to contact with children. The features of the care and maintenance of hamsters at home are simple and straightforward. The child will be able to cope with this matter.
For a comfortable life, a cage with a minimum size of 60 by 30 cm is suitable for a hamster. The bottom of the cage should be filled with loose filler. This will keep you clean and free from bad odors. You will also need a feeder and drinker, a jogging wheel, and a mineral stone so that your pet can grind its teeth.
Anyone can handle the maintenance of hamsters at home.
Here are some basic care guidelines.
- Don’t shout near the cage. This will cause a lot of stress on the pet.
- Perform regular dental hygiene and feed your hamster solid food to prevent the teeth from growing too fast.
- Clean the cage twice a week: rinse it with a cleaning agent and replace it with a fresh one.
- Let your hamster run regularly. Create a closed area for this. Arrange various obstacles on it so that the hamster warms up properly.
- Trim any grown claws.
No need to bathe your hamster unnecessarily! If his coat is very dirty, wash off the dirt with a special shampoo. Be careful not to get water on your nose, eyes, or ears.
You need to feed pets twice a day. One meal must be in the evening. Moreover, it is this meal that should be the most satisfying and high-calorie, since hamsters are especially active at night. Once a day, the hamster should be fed a balanced commercial food, and the second time with natural food. It can be potatoes, pumpkins, carrots, pears, apples, grains, nuts, seeds, boiled lean meat, fish oil.
It is strictly forbidden to give hamsters onions and garlic, any citruses, exotic fruits. This will negatively affect their health.
There should always be at least a couple of grains in the hamster’s feeder.
The average adult hamster needs 3 tsp. food at one time. However, you must set the exact rate yourself, based on the characteristics of your pet.
Hamsters can spend quite a lot of time without water if they are fed juicy food at the same time. However, experimenting is not worth it. Let your pet always have clean water in the drinker.
As you can see, keeping Syrian hamsters at home, as well as all other types of hamsters, is not difficult. If you provide your pet with comfortable living conditions, he will delight you with his healthy and contented appearance.