1, the breeding environment
The optimal temperature is 20-28 ℃, avoid direct sunlight or direct wind blowing place, but pay attention to ventilation. Don't be too close to the TV, stereo, computer, hamsters can hear sounds that humans can't hear, and should avoid radiation and noise.
Summer: It is best not to turn on the air conditioner, the air conditioner on and off will make the temperature difference too big, the hamster is very sensitive to the temperature, easy to catch a cold.
Winter: Putting hamsters outside will make them pseudo hibernate because it is too cold. Spread more wood shavings and other bedding materials, configure a wooden or grass hut for the hamster to keep warm, or give more cotton for the hamster to make its own nest, skimmed cotton will do, it is best to use natural cotton.
The easiest way is to put the whole cage into a cardboard box, but pay attention to the ventilation, don't use cotton threads as a nest, although it is warm, the hamster will chew open the cotton threads and drill into the inside to sleep, some of the unbroken cotton threads will easily cause the hamster to suffocate.
2, hamster food
Vegetables, green vegetables, carrots, spinach, cucumbers, cabbage, squash (green and yellow vegetables are good)
Seeds, sunflower seeds, peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts
Fruits, apples, strawberries, cherries, etc.
Grains, chickens feed, bird feed, wheat, corn, millet
Plants Dandelion, kudzu, plantain
Animal protein Beef, chicken, boiled egg protein, cheese, milk, yogurt, breadworms, barley worms
3. Basic supplies
Cage: In summer, use a ventilated wire cage, or a cage that is half-iron and half-adhesive, such as a field cage. In winter, please pay attention to keep warm, full rubber cage is more suitable for winter. Please do not use wire mesh in the bottom of the cage, as rats are prone to break bones and injuries.
Food bowls: Small containers can be used, as long as they are not easily knocked over and the edges are not too high for the hamster to climb into. Commonly used containers: glass cigarette jar, soy sauce dish, all kinds of small bowls, microwave oven box, small preservation box.
Drinkers: Drinkers are generally designed with a stainless steel bead at the front end, so be careful to test for leaks when purchasing. You can't use the bowl to hold water directly, because the hamster's fur will get wet when drinking water, and it is easy to catch a cold and get sick.
Toilet: A plastic box filled with cat litter is a simple toilet. Remove the clumped litter every day or change it all out, depending on your personal hygiene habits. Some hamsters will use it, not necessary.
Bathroom: Some hamsters will use cat litter to bathe in the toilet, although it is not hygienic, but it is the hamster's preference, then there is no longer a need to bathe in the room, for the hamster who loves cleanliness, the owner should buy a bathroom for it, and put the bathing sand for the hamster to roll around as much as it likes.
Running Wheel: Wild hamsters run 20 kilometers a day, so exercise is very important for hamsters, without adequate exercise, hamsters will be stressed and appear to bite the cage behavior. At the same time, hamsters are prone to over-nutrition and over-obesity. So careful owners should give the hamster a running wheel, when buying, pay attention to, should choose no gap running wheel, the hamster is not easy to injury.
Wood shavings: many materials are available, most people will choose wood shavings, because it is cleaner and easier to buy.
Teeth grinding items: hamster teeth will continue to grow, so a teething stick is needed to grind down overgrown teeth. Many hamsters grind their teeth in other ways, such as chewing on their cage. Don't worry too much when you don't use the teething stone/teething stick you provide.
Hut: There are ceramic, wooden, grass, and plastic huts, which hamsters love, because hamsters are animals that love to live in holes, and those who are able to do so should be fitted with a hut, which can be homemade.