SPECIES

Hamsters belong to the family of rodents living in burrows, desert areas with extreme temperature ranged from -3^oC to 52^oC within the space of 24 hours under high humidity. They can be classified into a variety of species based on their origins, viz.

Chinese hamster

European hamster or black-bellied hamster

Syrian hamster or golden hamster

Characteristics:
  Cream, cinnamon, white sepia, honey, silver-blue, dark or golden in colour
  Piebalds, mosaics, satinized and tortoiseshells in banding
  Black, red or ruby beady eyes with colour-blindness
  Cheek pouches
  Life expectancy of at most three years

Behaviour:
  Live in solitary like hermits
  Sleep most of the time but very active during the night time
  Like to hoard food in their cheek pouches
  Like to clean themselves fastidiously
  Like to eat their own droppings which contain vitamin B and K
  Human friendly and loved to be patted gently

Buying Tips:
  Only young hamsters, 3 to 4 inches long (i.e. 7.5 to 10 cm)
  Wide-open, beady eyes
  Smooth unbroken fur, utterly clean in appearance
  Alert and inquisitive

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