A pet syrian hamster's diet should be composed mainly of grains and seeds, although he likes and needs more vegetables and fruit than most other hamsters. They very well like carrots and apples, but do not...
Monday, April 9, 2012
Syrian Hamster - Feeding and care
Albu Cristian
A pet syrian hamster's diet should be composed mainly of grains and seeds, although he likes and needs more vegetables and fruit than most other hamsters. They very well like carrots and apples, but do not...
Syrian Hamsters - Behavior and generalities
Albu Cristian
Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) reach maturity at 17-18cm long, weighing 200g and their usual lifespan is 3 years. They have a very short tail. In the wild, their original color is brown gold- but raised in captivity two hybrid categories formed: "agouti" (still preserving original brand) and "Self". "Agouti" presents a variety of colors such as: gold, cinnamon, rust, dark gray, light gray, silver gray, yellow. "Self" typically shows different...
Hamster fight
Albu Cristian
Syrian hamsters are solitary animals! It's very important that all owners and lovers of hamsters should know and remember! Syrian hamsters are territorial animals with strong instincts to defend the space where they live. They should ALWAYS live by themselves, otherwise they'll fight to the death. Female and male will tolerate each other only during the mating season and must be...
Roborovski Hamster - Feeding and care
Albu Cristian
Roborovski Hamster's diet in nature consists of various seeds and small insects. In captivity their diet is similar to other species. You can give them special mixes of petshopuri seeds, but also foods like: wheat, barley, oats, rye, corn, millet, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, peanuts, walnuts, alfalfa, carrots, beets, peas, banana, carob, apple, carrot, celery, broccoli, cucumber, zucchini, spinach and parsley. Fruits and vegetables are...
Roborovski Hamster - Generalities
Albu Cristian
The Roborovski Hamster - Phodopus roborovskii - also called robo's were discovered by Lt. Vsevolod Roborovski during an expedition made in June 1894. Roborovski Hamsters were first studied in captivity just over a decade by Satunin in 1903. They were first imported England in 1960 by The London Zoo. Currently are common in pet stores almost everyone.
