How to keep a small pet silver fox hamster? How much is it for one? How old can you grow up? How long does it live?

Silver fox hamster alias: the third-line hamster is a kind of Gakaria hamster, and it is also a very popular small pet. Many friends take it home for its beautiful appearance and feed some fruits, vegetables and miscellaneous grains every day. How do you raise a silver fox hamster? How much is it for one? How old can you grow up?

The character of the silver fox hamster is very gentle and is very suitable for raising at home. Although some friends say that the silver fox hamster at home is very fierce, in fact, the silver fox is a kind of docile hamster, it is very ferocious because it has not yet become familiar with its owner, and the silver fox will be very docile after it has been ripe for a while.

How much is a silver fox hamster?

The price of the silver fox hamster is generally not expensive, the price is about 520 yuan according to the coat color, and the best silver fox is about 3050 yuan each.

How to raise a silver fox hamster?

(1) feeding environment of silver fox hamster

The most suitable temperature for silver fox hamsters is 20-28 ℃ to avoid direct sunlight or places directly blown by strong winds, but pay attention to ventilation. Do not be too close to televisions, stereos and computers. Hamsters can hear sounds that cannot be heard by humans. Radiation and noise should be avoided. It is best not to turn on the air conditioner in summer, because turning off the air conditioner when you go out and turning on the air conditioner in the house will make the temperature difference in the house too large. Hamsters are very sensitive to temperature and are easy to catch colds. Don't leave it outside in winter. Hamsters will hibernate because they are too cold. Spread more cushion materials such as sawdust, and equip hamsters with wooden or straw huts for warmth. Or give more napkins for hamsters to make their own nests. The easiest way is to put the whole cage into a carton or plastic box, but pay attention to ventilation.

(2) Silver fox hamster breeding facilities

1. Cages: please use ventilated wire cages or semi-iron and semi-plastic cages, such as field cages, in summer. Please pay attention to the warmth of rats in winter. All-glue cages are more suitable in winter.

2. Food basin: most cages have their own food basins. If you need to buy your own, general small containers can be selected, as long as it is not easy to knock over, and the edge is not too high, otherwise the hamster can not climb in. Commonly used containers: glass ashtrays, soy sauce plates, all kinds of small bowls, microwave oven boxes, the current price is 310 yuan.

3. Water fountains: most cages have their own water fountains, and it is best to install one in DIY, because hamsters need to drink water. There are stainless steel beads in the front end of the general design of the drinking fountain. Pay attention to testing whether the water is leaking when buying. Do not directly hold a bowl of water, because the hamster will get wet when drinking water, or go swimming, easy to catch cold and get sick. If not, feed more vegetables and fruits to the hamster.

4. Toilet: a general plastic box with cat litter is a relatively simple toilet. Take out the caked cat litter every day or replace it all, according to your personal hygiene habits. Hamsters raised by clean people are also more clean.

5, bath room: some hamsters will bathe in the toilet with cat litter, although it is unsanitary, but this is the preference of hamsters, at this time no longer need a bath room, but some hamsters love to be clean, the owner should buy it a bath room, put bath sand so that hamsters enjoy rolling and burrowing. The bath sand should be sterilized, or you can wash the fine sand by yourself, disinfect and dry it in the microwave oven, and mix it with talcum powder to make bath sand. It is best not to use talcum powder directly, because it is too irritating and can easily hurt the eyes of hamsters.

6. Running wheels: most cages have their own running wheels, because wild hamsters run 20 kilometers a day, so an appropriate amount of exercise is very important for hamsters. Without enough exercise, hamsters will fight each other under too much pressure. Bite the cage and other behavior. So the careful owner should give the hamster a running wheel. At the same time, because the current owners give hamsters very good nutrition, often make hamsters obese, easy to make hamsters get cardiovascular disease, so even hamsters should have a normal and healthy body. When buying, it should be noted that you should choose a seamless running wheel so that the hamster is not vulnerable to injury. The current price is 100.80 yuan.

7. Sawdust: as the cushion material of rat cage, many materials can be selected, but most people will choose sawdust because it is relatively clean and easy to get. Be careful when using paper cushion materials, do not choose printed paper, the ink is toxic, hamsters will be poisoned.

8. Molars / sticks: hamster teeth will continue to grow, so you need to use molars to grind out overlong teeth.

9. Huts: there are ceramic, wooden, straw and plastic huts, which hamsters like very much, because hamsters love to dig holes and live in holes, so hamsters should be given a cabin if possible. The current price is 100.45 yuan.

What food does the silver fox hamster eat?

1. Edible food

① Qingjiang vegetables, carrots, pumpkins (preferably green and yellow vegetables), sunflower seeds, peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts (not too much, 2 a week is the best), apples, strawberries, cherries, bananas, grapes (please don't give too much sugar), chicken feed, dove feed, bird feed, wheat, corn, millet and so on.

② plants: clover, dandelion, kudzu, plantain

③ animal protein: beef, chicken, boiled egg protein, yogurt, bread worms, pet dried fish, sheep's milk

2. Harmful food

① fruits: almonds, plums, loquats, peaches, peaches, apples (can cause heart paralysis, gastrointestinal disorders, breathing difficulties)

② vegetables: onion, onion leaf (which destroys blood composition), garlic, ginger, leek, celery (too irritating) leaves and stems of tomato and potato

③ plants: daffodils, tulips, morning glory, rhododendrons, orchids, calamus, hyacinths, ferns, cyclamen, hydrangea, Platycodon grandiflorum, ferns, Ellis

④ other categories: human snacks, biscuits, chocolate, coffee (these two foods can cause heart paralysis), wine, milk

3. Tonic series

① bread worm: protein is very high, is the holy food in the tonic, please do not feed too much a day.

② dried fish: contains calcium, animal protein, older mice can be ground into powder to eat.

③ Nutrition Cream: available on the market, with deep-sea fish oil and cherry flavors.

④ nutritious water: there is a sale on the market, the price ranges from 100 to 150.

⑤ glucose water: glucose is available at the pharmacy and mixed with boiling water at 1:10 for feeding. It can increase appetite.

⑥ artificial baby paste: can be bought in the supermarket, feed 0.5cc at a time or so, please keep it in the refrigerator.

⑦ small animal milk substitute: most of the shops that sell rat products have it. A packet of 10cc water is used to brew. Rats drink less. Please consider your own dosage and drink it immediately.

Note: silver fox hamsters are forbidden to feed human food. too much salt and too much seasoning will increase the burden on rodents. Please keep the feed and snacks in sealed cans, which can be placed in the refrigerator. Please discard the food that breeds insects and ants. Do not feed too much fruit and vegetables at one time, which can easily cause diarrhea and death. Most fruits and vegetables contain pesticides. Please wash them with clean water and wipe them dry before feeding.

How big can a silver fox hamster grow?

Under normal circumstances, the silver fox hamster is not big, it is about 8 to 11 centimeters long in adulthood, and its weight is even lighter, only about 30 to 45 grams. It is a very small mouse. Most of the silver fox hamsters carry more wild genes, and these hamsters have obvious black stripes on their backs, but this texture is not obvious if they are crossed with purple hamsters. The size of the silver fox hamster has little to do with whether it is wild or not, because its genes determine the petite size of the animal, so adult silver fox hamsters are not too big.

How long does the silver fox hamster live?

Silver fox hamsters have a short lifespan of about two years on average. Four-month-old hamsters have reached adulthood. Males usually live longer than females, while unfertile females live longer than females. There are also many aspects that affect the lifespan of silver fox hamsters, mainly due to improper feeding by their owners, which leads to their illness and death, which accounts for a large proportion of hamsters. Most beginners think that buying a hamster is not worth a few dollars and is careless in raising it, resulting in a short life span of the hamster.