How Do You Care For A Russian Dwarf Hamster?
• Find a pair of Russian Hamsters you like. Ask a worker to let you stroke or hold the hamster. It may bite because it does not recognize you. Don’t worry, this is normal; it doesn’t mean the hamster is a particularly grumpy hamster. Russian Dwarfs only live for about two years, so you want to have as long with your pet as possible. Ask the pet shop worker for hamsters of the same gender. It may be a good idea to get your vet to check their genders also, because hamsters multiply fast. If you do keep a male and female together, they will produce babies every 20-36 days. Remember that many Dwarf hamsters may prefer to live without the company of other hamsters, and that’s perfectly fine. • Your hamster will need lots of toys. A wheel is not nearly enough to keep a hamster active and healthy. Tunnels, tubes, wooden chews, ladders, platforms, nest boxes, toilet paper rolls, old slippers, and socks are great toys for hamsters. If you have two Russian Dwarf hamsters housed together, you nee
