Hamster keeping involves four basic knowledge. The basic concept and mentality of hamster rearing, the taboo of hamster rearing; the basic equipment and supplies for hamster rearing and so on. The following is my carefully organized for you to raise hamsters small knowledge, take a look.

Tips for keeping hamsters

Hamsters belong to the nocturnal animals, the daytime is generally rest, do not disturb them too much or it will disturb its biological clock, work and rest disruption of the hamster growth is not favorable.

The hamster is divided into one line and three lines, and there are many varieties, most of which are worse than the three lines. The wild-colored ones are a bit more aggressive than the other colors.

Don't be in a hurry to get in touch with the hamster you just bought, and then get familiar with it, so you can start ravaging it.

If you are accidentally bitten by a hamster, don't be afraid to get the plague, because hamsters and house mice are two completely different rodents, the chances of this is very low, if you buy a regular channel, the hamster has been injected with vaccines, and your body is very healthy with no history of allergies, etc., a healthy hamster generally does not have a lot of bacteria, and timely extrusion of the dirty blood, wash it with soap and there is no problem. If you are really unsure you can go to the hospital for advice, a tetanus shot or something, there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

So don't look at hamsters cute, just think they are not aggressive.

The males and females are the smallest hamsters , the most agile and timid. Bear hamster character is more docile point , so consider the combined cage can first refer to these two, are good boy type, but do not rule out the possibility of fighting.

Hamster cage is generally prohibited, because the hamster belongs to a strong sense of territory animals, adult hamsters have not been raised together before the best not to cage, yes, not all hamsters can not cage, the above said in-laws, the bear hamster if the character of the character of the more docile, growing up together can be cage, but does not exclude the individual, especially the adult hamster is the best! The best thing to do is to keep the hamster in a cage, so that it doesn't cause unnecessary trouble.

It's also common for hamsters to fight, resulting in the death of one of the hamsters, so it's a good idea to be cautious and observe more often.

It is also possible to keep mice born from one mother, but only before they grow up.

Hamsters that want to mate, should be put together in advance to adapt to a period of time, once found fighting to be separated, mating success male hamsters can no longer be in a cage with the female hamster, which is also prone to cause injuries to the male hamster, because the female hamster is more than the usual ten times more ferocious pregnant hamster, the reason why, you know.

Pudding is an artificially bred species, and it is possible for Pudding to give birth to a wild or silver fox color.

It is best to raise a hamster to match a standard cage for each one, so the rat will live a very happy life, but if the conditions do not allow a little smaller is also possible, but the hamster running wheel must be large enough, if the hamster does not reach the amount of exercise, too obese is also very easy to get sick.

If the running wheel is too small, the hamster will be slowly deformed during the growth period, and the life of the hamster will be affected over time.

Hamsters should be bathed with bath yarn, not water.

Teeth grinding stone can not be missing, hamster teeth are also growing, so it needs constant grinding.

Breadworms, shrimp, fish, melon seeds and other high-protein food daily intake should not be too much, or it will make it too obese, although we like it round and rolled, but also want it to be healthy a little more.

The best water is cool white, hamsters can not lack of water, vegetables and other things can be fed dehydrated, but do not overdo it, not all fresh vegetables can not be fed, broccoli and other water vapor is not too large vegetables occasionally feed is also okay, but do not often feed, water vapor is too large easy to wet the tail and then die.

The basic knowledge of small hamster feeding

First, the basic concept of hamster feeding and mentality:

(1) Please don't think that "it" is just a mouse, life is not important.

(2) Please don't have a three-minute fever, if you want to raise it, please love it, spoil it, and take care of it for the rest of your life.

(3) Please don't abandon it arbitrarily or release it, this practice is equal to pronounce its death sentence.

(4) Please do your best to give your rat, your pet the best enjoyment.

(5) Please don't leave it alone because it bit you, rats need time to be with them.

(6) Please don't think it's a burden, spend some time with it more!

(7) Please don't throw them away when they pass away, don't throw them in the garbage, please prepare for their funeral.

(8) Please don't be reluctant to take care of other rats in your home because of sadness after the rats are gone.

Second, hamster feeding eight taboos:

(1) prohibit feeding people food, too much salt, too much flavor, will increase the burden on the rat's body.

(2) Prohibit direct contact with the sun, rats are very afraid of heat, summer is here, please use a heat sink or marble to cool them down.

(3) Do not wash your rat's body with water if it is not necessary.

(4) Please know the species of your rat, and do not keep them alone or in a cage with different species.

(5) If you are not mentally prepared or financially capable, please do not combine female and male rats in a cage, as the rats have a very high reproductive capacity.

(6) Prohibit the use of feed of unknown origin, please discard the worms or moldy, do not feed!

(7) Prohibit the use of newspapers, too much newspaper ink.

(8)Prohibit the mouse child in too small a space, the space should have at least a water bottle, food bowl, small nest and other supplies.

Third, hamster feeding basic equipment:

(1) food bowl: anything, including clean ashtrays, small boxes, etc.? Pay attention to the edge, do not scratch the mouse.

(2) Roller: please use seamless roller, the wheel with seams, the rat is easy to get stuck in the foot when running.

(3) Water bottle: The best water bottle is the steel ball type, and there is also the dropper type, the most important thing is that the water will not leak as the first consideration.

(4) Nest: you can do it yourself, with Kleenex boxes, cardboard boxes, etc., you can also choose to sell the nest on the market, you can also use glass spice bottles Oh, and I shot the same kind of Lola's film.

(5) summer summer supplies: marble, cooling pads, Bowtie bottle ice, cold sofa.

(6) Warmth in winter: cotton, warm packs, socks, Kleenex.

(7) cage: the market sells advanced rat cage, the price of about 100?300 between the different, now think about it, in fact, or fish tank is the most practical, four sides of the transparent easy to watch rats, and do not need to invest too much money. According to personal preference and acceptance, you can choose freely. But make sure the rats have enough space to play. If you buy a premium rat cage, the rollers will be configured inside the cage. If you use an aquarium, you can also buy a wheel.

Fourth, the basic supplies for hamster feeding:

(1) bedding: pine shavings, aspen, lab wood shavings and other kinds of winter can keep the rat warm and absorb water.

(2) Fine cat sand: more suitable for use in the summer time, cool, absorb water and condense into a block, shovel up. (Supermarket to buy cat supplies on the place, do not buy crystal cat sand, ordinary can be, gray small granular into)

(3) corn burgundy: summer time to use, cool, but does not absorb water, the price is slightly expensive (not recommended).

(4) wood shavings bedding part, please try not to use the wood shavings containing fragrance and decoration products taste too big wood shavings.