You’ve probably seen your hamster stuffing food into its cheek pouch. If you’ve wondered how much they can put in those cheeks, here’s a BBC video with a Syrian hamster stuffing its pouch full of dried nuts and fruit. But it’s not just a random nom-noming video, at about 40 seconds into the video, you can see an […]
How Long Did The Oldest Hamster Live?
If you google for the age of the longest-lived hamster, you might come across a few web sites stating that it was 7 years, and some even quote the Guinness World Records as the source for this information. There’s even a book that claims to tell you “. That’s a really long time given that […]
Why Do Hamsters Eat Their Own Poop?
Hamsters are cute little furry animals that lots of little kids have as pets. They sleep during the day, run on their little wheels, and have a weird little habit….eating their own poop. You may wonder why on earth would they do something so disgusting but the answer is simple. Hamsters are coprophagic, this means […]
Are Hamsters Herbivores or Omnivores?
Not everyone knows this but hamsters are not herbivores. Perhaps because hamster mixes look like they contain mostly plant-based food, some people think that hamsters eat only plants. However, hamsters are really omnivores and they eat both plant and animals (mostly insects). In fact, if you look at the ingredients in many commercial hamster food, […]
Hamster Facts in Photos
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