2. See if the hamster has a runny nose. If there is, don't choose.

3. Whether the shape of the ear is intact and whether there are traces of being bitten. This hamster is too weak or sick to be bullied and bitten by other hamsters.

4. The teeth don't extend outward, and the hair color is bright. Check for hair loss or tumors.

6, the tail can not have spots, and the vicinity of the stomach is not good, indicating that this hamster may have diarrhea.

7. When walking abnormally, there is no sense of stiffness, and physical health is also the focus. If everything looks good, there should be no problem.

Finally, choose a hamster you like. Besides its coat color, you should also consider whether it will be close to the people.

Ten taboos of hamster breeding

(1) Food forbidden for human consumption. Excessive salt and heavy seasoning will increase the physical burden of mice.

(2) Direct contact with sunlight is prohibited. Rats are very afraid of heat. Summer is coming, please use a radiator or marble to cool down.

(3) If it is not necessary, it is forbidden to wash rats with water.

(4) Please know your own rat species. It is forbidden to keep rats living alone or of different species in cages.

(5) If you are not mentally prepared or financially capable, please don't keep the female and male rats in cages. The reproductive ability of mice is amazing.

(6) Feed of unknown origin is strictly prohibited. If there is breeding or mildew, please discard it and don't feed it!

(7) Rats are forbidden to drink raw water. Please let them drink boiled cold water.

(8) It is forbidden to use bamboo chopsticks, popsicles and other things to make rats grind their teeth. Please use the special grinding products and feed for rats in the market.

(9) It is forbidden to use newspapers, facial tissues and other bedding materials. There is too much ink in the newspaper, and the paper contains bleach.

(10) It is forbidden to keep rats and mice in too small a space. The space should have at least rollers, water bottles, food cans, bird's nests and other supplies.

Hamster feeding environment

The optimum temperature is 20-28℃. Avoid direct sunlight or strong wind, but pay attention to ventilation. Don't be too close to TV, stereo and computer. Hamsters can hear sounds that humans can't. Radiation and noise should be avoided.

Summer: It is best not to turn on the air conditioner, because turning off the air conditioner when going out and turning on the air conditioner when entering the house will make the temperature difference inside the house too large. Hamsters are very sensitive to temperature and easy to catch cold.

Winter: Don't put it outdoors. Hamsters hibernate because it's too cold. Spread more mats such as sawdust and equip hamsters with wooden or thatched houses to keep warm. Or give more napkins and let hamsters make their own nests. The easiest way is to put the whole cage in a cardboard box or a plastic box, but pay attention to ventilation.

Basic supplies for hamsters

Cage In summer, please use ventilated wire cages, or semi-iron and semi-plastic cages, such as outdoor cages. Please pay attention to the warmth of mice in winter. Plastic cages are more suitable in winter.

★ Don't use barbed wire for cage chassis, rats are prone to fracture and injury.

Food basin

Most cages have their own food cans. If you need to buy it yourself, you can choose a small container, as long as it is not easy to knock over and the edge is not too high, otherwise the hamster can't climb in. Commonly used containers: glass ashtray, soy sauce plate, various small bowls, microwave oven box. Current price: 3- 10 yuan.

waterer

Most cages have their own drinking fountains, so it is best to install one when DIY, because hamsters need to drink water. Drinking fountains are generally designed with stainless steel beads at the front end. Pay attention to test whether there is water leakage when buying. Never take a bowl of water directly, because hamsters will get wet when drinking water, or go swimming, which is easy to catch cold and get sick. If it really doesn't work, feed hamsters more fruits and vegetables.

lavatory

An ordinary plastic box containing cat litter is a relatively simple toilet. It is in line with personal hygiene habits to take out or replace all the caked cat litter every day. Hamsters raised by people who love cleanliness also love cleanliness.

bathroom

Some hamsters bathe in the toilet with cat litter. Although it is unsanitary, it is a hobby of hamsters. There is no need for a shower room at this time. But some hamsters love to be clean, so the owner should buy them a shower room, put bath sand on it and let the hamsters roll around and play with holes. Bath sand should be disinfected, or you can wash the fine sand yourself, put it in the microwave oven for disinfection and drying, and mix it with talcum powder to make bath sand. It is best not to use talcum powder directly, because it is too irritating and easy to hurt hamsters' eyes.

active wheel

Most cages have their own running wheels, because wild hamsters run 20 kilometers a day, so moderate exercise is very important for hamsters. Without enough exercise, hamsters will be under too much pressure, fighting with each other and biting cages. So the careful owner should give the hamster a running wheel. At the same time, because the current owners give hamsters very good nutrition, they often make hamsters obese and prone to cardiovascular diseases, so even hamsters should have a normal and healthy body. Pay attention to the choice of seamless running wheels when buying, so that hamsters are not easy to get hurt. Current price: 10-80 yuan.

Wood chips

Many materials can be used as bedding materials for rat cages, but most people will choose sawdust because it is clean and easy to get. When using paper mats, be careful not to use printing paper. Ink is poisonous, so are hamsters.

Molar stone/grinding rod

Hamster's teeth will continue to grow, so grind them off with a grinding stick.

cottage

The huts are made of ceramics, wood, grass and plastic. Hamsters like these materials very much, because hamsters are animals who love to dig holes and live, so if possible, they should be equipped with a hut. Current price: 10-45 yuan.

timetable

When you bring a hamster home, it will appear very sensitive, nervous and lost for a long time, sometimes biting, staring blankly, refusing to eat and so on. This period is a crucial period for you to build trust with hamsters. If it is not handled well, it will be difficult to establish a good relationship again. It is possible that your hamster will become a bad hamster that always bites people! This is the timetable. Don't worry, get along with your hamster a little:

Day 1 day: Let it adapt to the new environment, don't disturb it at all, don't touch it, and don't take it away.

2 days: You can feed it by hand, talk to it softly, and make it familiar with your smell and voice.

Day 5: You can gently pick it up and put it in your hand (don't let it fall or run away).

Day 10: You can enjoy it.

Pay attention when holding hamsters: Sleeping hamsters don't like being disturbed, so make sure they are awake before holding them. You should first pull out its nest so that it can see you, and then gently pick it up. If it doesn't want to, don't force it.

Hamster food

(1) Please don't treat mice too cute. If you give them too much sunflower seeds or high-calorie food, rats and mice will easily get fat and have unbalanced nutrition. Overweight mice are prone to heatstroke in summer, their skin fat is too thick, and they are prone to hair loss.

About one to four sunflower seeds a Tuesday is enough! It can be used as reward food for training mice.

(2) Please don't think that mice don't need to drink water! Water must be supplied, and drinking water should be changed every two or three days.

(3) Don't feed too many fruits and vegetables at a time, which may lead to diarrhea and death. Most fruits and vegetables contain pesticides. Please wash it with clear water and dry it before feeding.

(4) Snacks should be matched with staple food. Snacks should be increased and staple foods should be reduced. Don't give too many snacks. Fat mice get sick easily.

(5) Please keep the feed and snacks in a sealed jar, which can be put in the refrigerator. Please discard the food that breeds insects and ants.

Edible food:

Vegetables: green vegetables (such as Qingjiang vegetables), carrots and melons (green and yellow vegetables are preferred)

Seeds include sunflower seeds, peanuts, walnuts and pine nuts (don't give too much)

Fruits: apples, strawberries, cherries, bananas (they may stick to cheek pouches, so please try not to give them to mice), grapes (please don't give too much because there is a lot of sugar).

Grain chicken feed, pigeon feed, bird feed, wheat, corn, millet.

Plant clover, dandelion, kudzuvine root and plantain (please don't feed plants that may be contaminated)

Animal protein beef, chicken, boiled egg protein, cheese, milk, yogurt, insects, pet dried fish.

Feeding amount: It is easier to supply hamsters with more food than less, because hamsters have the habit of storing food. If there is not enough food, they will be very upset. Therefore, if you find that the dish basin is always empty every time you add food, it means that you add too little food. At the same time, you should pay attention to clean up the unfinished food in time, especially the water-containing things such as fruits, to prevent deterioration.

Hamsters can be kept in a tropical fish tank 50 cm square, and the tank is covered with barbed wire (it is easy to be sultry in summer, so pay attention). When using the wire cage, the hamster grabs the wire and climbs up, which is in danger of falling. Therefore, it is best that the cage is not very high, and the wire at the bottom of the cage should be removed before use. The bottom of the cage is covered with wheat straw, hay or sawdust. The feeding basin can be made of pottery, preferably heavy. Some branches can be provided for occlusion to prevent teeth from growing too long. The nest box can be made of wood or paper. Besides cages, you can also use bird's nest boxes. The nest box is covered with hay, sawdust, rags, etc. The sink will not scrape your feet, but it is easy to accumulate moisture, so pay attention to keep it dry. In addition, the sink is deep enough to put a lot of cage bottom materials, such as wheat straw and hay, which hamsters can dive into, covered with soil and then covered with hay. Create a very natural environment for hamsters to dig holes and build nests.

Drinking water can be supplied through a water feeder, which is installed at a height convenient for drinking, and water is added into a container-shaped water tank. Hamsters can be allowed to play with water in summer, but don't get the cage too wet. Hamsters have the habit of urinating in a fixed place. Put a bedpan where it often drowns, put urine or feces in it to make the bedpan smell, and it will use it as a toilet. Don't go to the toilet by force when you don't use it, just pay attention to cleaning the cage often.

Hamster is an omnivore. You can give it yellow-green vegetables such as pumpkin and light-colored vegetables such as cabbage and lettuce. Potatoes, beans, fruits, weeds and seeds. Hamsters also have a special diet. But when food is the main food, we should also pay attention to feeding some fruits and vegetables. As a source of protein, it can be fed with boiled eggs, dried fish, boiled chicken, cheese and tofu. And some dog food and cat food.

Hamsters have the habit of storing food in their gills. Pay attention to changing water frequently. Clean food basins and drinking fountains every day, and replace fresh food and water. And change the material of the nest. Check nested boxes. Where hamsters store food, leave some fruit or solid feed for hamsters to eat. Change the dressing at the bottom of the cage once a week and clean the disinfection cage 1-2 times a month.

In hot summer, the temperature in the sink easily rises. It is best to move to a cage to feed in summer. Put the cage in a well-ventilated place, and be careful not to let the sun shine directly. In hot weather, hamsters don't like to eat solid food. They should feed vegetables and other foods rich in water. When storing food in autumn, don't forget to check the nest box frequently to prevent hamsters from hibernating due to low temperature. Put it in a heated room, and pay attention to the temperature difference between day and night. You can put a plastic bag on the cage or put the cage in a cardboard box to keep warm.