My Hamster

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My Hamster
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Hamsters and Their Food

• Hamsters like dried food e.g dried bananas, and
  most pet shops sell hamster mix which includes
  wheat, barley, rolled oats, maize, peanuts,
  sun-flower seeds, pellets and biscuit.
• Hamsters also enjoy a selection of fresh fruit
  and some vegetables such as carrots and swede.
  Some hamsters also enjoy the odd leaf of lettuce.
• Be careful when giving special foods to your
  hamster as too many treats are not good for it.
• If you watch a hamster eat, you may be surprised
  how much food they can eat at a time. This is
  perfectly normal as hamsters have cheek pouches
  where they store the food that has been given to
  them so they can eat it another time.

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Exercise

• Everyone needs to exercise including
  hamsters.Even 10 minutes or so is enough.
• If you are going to let your hamster out for a
  run
• DO NOT let it out into a garden
• let it out in a place with small places and
  holes,
• let it near another animal.
• If you are going to let it out for a run a good
  place is in the bath ( make sure there is no
  water in it first though!).
• Here is a picture of an exercise ball. It has a
  secure lid and air holes.The hamster is put
  inside with the lid ON and runs moving the ball
  by itself.

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Where To Keep It

• If you decide to have a hamster as a pet it will
  need a cage.
• Make sure there is enough space for
• A water bottle
• A food bowl
• Lots of space for its bed/ing
• An exercising wheel or other toy
• Something to gnaw on
• Here are three pictures of a cage taken from
  three different angles. Not all cages have extra
  levels but this one has. Dont worry if your cage
  hasnt another level, one floor is just as good.

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Handling Your Hamster

• If you want your hamster to come to you try
  tempting it with food ( do not pretend to have
  food that is cruel). As soon as it is near you
  speak softly to it and stroke it gently.The
  picture opposite is a perfect example on how to
  hold a hamster correctly.