For people, bananas are known to be packed full of nutrients with clear health benefits. So eating bananas might seem like a no-brainer….for you. But can your hamster eat bananas too? Hamsters are smart and social and quickly catch on to where all those tasty treats are coming from. So […]
Strawberries are unusual among fruits in that even wild hamsters might occasionally run across them while foraging for food. This makes strawberries one of the easiest and safest fruits to offer to your hamster as long as you know how much and how often to offer them. But preparing grocery […]
Hamsters may be small in size, but they often seem to have a very big appetite! This is especially true when you bring out tasty fresh fruits and vegetables. But not all fruits and vegetables are necessarily safe for hamsters to eat. Even for those produce items that are generally […]
The teddy bear hamster, or Syrian hamster, is the most popular species of hamster in the pet trade today. Syrian hamsters got their start as laboratory animals. But it didn’t take long for the lab assistants to realize how cute and personable these hamsters are and the pet life soon […]
Hamsters are very popular as pets today. These so-called pocket pets are small rodents with friendly and social personalities when housed, fed, and cared for properly. However, as The Humane Society of the United States points out, caring for a pet hamster often proves more complicated than new pet owners […]