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===Hamsters as Pets===

===Hamsters as Pets===

Hamsters are nocturnal and are therefore most active at night. They need to chew to keep their teeth shortened. Sticks and wooden blocks work well. Paper tubes such as toilet rolls will provide a toy initially, at least until its chewed up.  

Since hamsters are naturally nocturnal, domestic hamsters are most active at night. They need to chew to keep their teeth shortened, so should be provided with hard objects such as sticks and wooden blocks to gnaw. Paper tubes such as toilet rolls will provide a toy initially, at least until they become chewed up, at which point they should be replaced.  

They need a cage, wood shavings or shredded paper bedding, a food dish, a water bottle and for exercise a wheel to run on.

Hamsters need a cage, wood shavings or shredded paper bedding, a food dish, a water bottle and a [[wheel]] to run on or other form of exercise.

Hamsters will hoard food, so it is not unusual for them to take food from the dish and hide it elsewhere in the cage. They do tend to "freak out" when the cage is cleaned, since all the hoarded food is gone. They will relax when they find the food dish is full. Hamsters like treats such as small pieces of fruit and some green vegetables.  

Hamsters will hoard food, so it is not unusual for them to take food from their dish and hide it elsewhere in the cage. They may often become distressed when the cage is cleaned, since all the hoarded food is gone, but they return to a calm state when they find that the food dish has been replenished. Hamsters like treats such as small pieces of fruit and some green vegetables.

==Russian Hamsters==

==Russian Hamsters==