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"Clean and Companionable:
Hailing from the desert, hamsters enjoy taking sand baths, rolling around in the sand to get clean.
Most species of hamster are quite social and appreciate the company other hamsters.
However, the main breed of Syrian hamster should be kept one to a cage, as they will often get into fights with other hamsters.",
"Who Needs a Pantry?
The word hamster actually means ‘storing food’ in German. Hamsters in the wild can store food in their cheeks and eventually hide it in the desert.
Pet hamsters continue this practice, moving their food from one place to another or storing it in their cheeks to keep their it safe.",
"Digging Deep:
In the wild, hamsters can build burrows up to 5 feet deep! Their burrows provide cooler, more humid habitats that are more comfortable for the rodents.
Their diet consists of a mix of grains, fruits, and vegetables, which they store in their burrows for hard times.
When food is scarce, the animals will not starve because they have thought ahead.",
"A Hamster Eve:
Nearly all pet hamsters are descendants of a single, female golden hamster!
In 1930, Israel Aharoni, a zoologist and professor at the University of Jerusalem, rediscovered the golden hamster, which had first been spotted in 1839.
He found a mother and her babies in the Syrian Desert and sent them to Hebrew University to be bred.
The offspring of this single mother hamster were then sent around the world to be used as research animals and eventually as pets.",
"All Breeding, All the Time:
The average hamster litter contains 4-12 hamsters. Depending on the type of hamster, pregnancy could last 16-21 day.
Hamsters can mate within 1 day of giving birth. It is best to separate the father hamster from the mother prior to her giving birth to prevent an additional pregnancy. Still, the father can help care for the young if necessary. ",
"Separate Rooms:
Hamster mothers and babies like to be left alone for the most part during the first 2-3 weeks after the birth.
At four weeks, male and female hamster babies (pups) should be separated into different cages to prevent mating and arguing.",
"Cute Mutant!
The black bear hamster is not a different species from the Syrian hamster, but is a genetically mutated version of the Syrian hamster!",
"Tough Love:
Pregnant black bear hamsters will typically give birth to up to 20 hamsters at one time.
The mother will eat the weakest hamster baby and then care for the rest of her young.
She will also eat any baby that is touched by a human, so it is best to leave them alone until they are mature enough to be separated.",
"Furry and Fast:
The smallest type of hamster is the Roborovski from Asia (specifically China and Mongolia).
They are very hard to keep as pets because they are fast, small (at 4-5 cm in length), and incredibly active. Roborovski hamsters have an average life span of 3 ½ years.",
"Just the Facts:
There are 18 species of hamsters, but only eight of these species are domestic house hamsters.
The most common domestic hamster species is the Syrian (golden) hamster. There are also four small dwarf hamster species, which are kept as pets. ",
"Light Sleeper:
The golden hamster usually has a heart rate of 400 beats per minute; however, its pulse drops to 4 beats per minute when it hibernates!
The cold weather is a sign for the hamster to begin storing food for the long winter. If the hamster does not have enough food, it will not hibernate.
The hamster does not engage in true hibernation, though, because the hamster will wake up to eat or if they are disturbed by a noise or movement."];