Hamsters are crepuscular sleepers. This means that they won’t be awake during the day or the night but rather, during the morning and evening.
Fact #2
Hamsters are omnivores.
Fact #3
Hamsters have a lot of babies. They have been known to have about 24 babies at a time. That’s hard labor.
Fact #4
Hamsters can eat seeds, grains, grasses, and even insects.
Fact #5
Not all hamsters are small. And though some hamsters are as small as 2-4 inches, the largest ones are approximately 13 inches long.
Fact #6
There are only 5 species of hamster that are adopted as pets, pet hamster. While there are 24 species of hamster in known existence, only 5 of them are available in pet stores. The species available are Roborovski (Robo Hamsters), Campbell’s Dwarf Hamsters, Chinese Hamsters, Syrian Hamsters, and Russian Dwarf Winter White Hamsters.
Fact #7
Syrian hamsters have a high tolerance to alcohol. Syrian hamsters store fruit in their cheeks for such a long periods of time that the fruit is fermented by the time the hamster eats it.
Fact#8
Pet hamsters need big wheels to run on. If the wheel is too small, it can give the hamster back problems and even arthritis. Hamsters will refuse to use a wheel that is too small for them and can become too inactive which will cause health problems.
Fact #9
Hamsters have terrible eyes. When they are born, they can’t see at all, but even after the two weeks it takes to receive their sight it isn’t very good. Hamsters are colorblind and nearsighted.
Fact #10
Hamsters are good burrowers. Hamsters burrow into the ground for their shelter; they dig holes about a meter deep and make several rooms within their underground homes.
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