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December 5th, 2009 by Graham Cordingley

A hamster is a solitary animal and they should live by themselves, in their own in their cage. Their hamster cage should be the largest hamster cage you can afford. The average sized cage is 1 square foot in size, but as previously said buying a larger hamster cage is more preferable.

Not only will your hamster love you more for getting it a larger hamster cage, it will be far happier with the extra space as well. It is recommended to only keep 1 hamster per cage as they are territorial animals and will fight each other. This can lead to them seriously hurting each other, except for dwarf hamsters who tend to be more sociable, but it is still a good idea to only keep one per hamster cage.

Hamsters are curious pets and will love exploring their cage, but never forget a hamster is a very good escape artist. So keep this in mind when picking out its cage, if you decide on one of the wire cages then make sure the opening between the bars is small. This applies even more so if you decide to keep a dwarf hamster!

Hamsters are able to open the doors on some cages, so if you are in doubt add a additional fastener to the door this will keep your hamster from escaping.

A hamster will need playthings to help keep it amused and a exercising wheel is recommended as well. Hamsters are a nocturnal animal and will be doing much of their playing, exercising and eating at night. Because of this you need to make for certain the toys and particularly the wheel, are quiet when when used. This applies even more so if the cage is to be kept in a bedroom.

If you live in a building where keeping pets is restricted taking a hamster as a pet might be just the way around this. It is ideal for your kids to keep a hamster as a pet as they will soon learn how to take care of their hamster while playing and having fun with it.

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