What's the best way to raise hamsters?

Hamsters are small pet animals that people are very familiar with. They are unique in appearance, small and exquisite, clever and sensitive, very lovely in appearance and lovely in expression. They are very suitable for raising pets indoors. They are not only beautiful and charming, but also have playful value. We can find traces of hamsters all over the world. Let's take a look at how best to raise hamsters.

The living habits of hamsters

Hamsters are nocturnal pet animals who like to sleep during the day and get up at night. The study found that hamsters are most active between 7 p.m. and 10:00 or at 0: 4 a.m. At the same time, hamsters also have the habit of digging holes in the ground, which is caused by the nature of hamsters. Long ago, hamsters lived in caves in the desert before they were kept as pets. Hamsters would sleep in caves during the day to avoid attacks and injuries from wild animals, a habit that continues to this day. The pet hamster raised by the family also has the habit of burrowing in the ground and likes to rest in the hole during the day.

How to choose a hamster?

1. To see if the hamster's eyes are big and bright (many girls just envy the hamster's eyes). If the hamster's eyes can't be fully opened, glazed eyes and droppings in the corners of the eyes, then the hamster is not healthy and is not recommended to buy.

2. To see whether the coat color of the hamster is shiny, smooth and shedding. Generally, the hamster is more fond of cleaning. If the coat color is not glossy, not smooth or shedding, it means that the hamster is sick or old.

3. Look at whether the hamster has bite marks all over the body, especially the ear. If bite marks are found, it means that the hamster is weak or sick and is bullied and bitten by other hamsters.

4. See whether the hamster's walking is coordinated, and pay attention to the soundness of the limbs. Hamsters, especially when they are young, are often carried around by their mothers because they are mischievous. at this time, they are more likely to hurt their limbs. if the hamster loses its forelimbs, it will be troublesome to eat, which is not conducive to raising with other hamsters. because he can't compete with a healthy hamster, and if the male loses its hind legs, it deprives him of the right to be a father.

5. See if the hamster's tail is clean and whether the stool is dry and hard. If not, the hamster may have diarrhea. If it is serious, it may suffer from wet tail disease. Time is running out.

Culture environment of hamster

1. Food basin: anything is fine, including clean ashtrays, small boxes, etc., pay attention to the edges, do not scratch the rats.

2. Rollers: please choose seamless rollers. Sewn wheels make it easy for mice to get stuck in their feet when running.

3. Water bottle: the steel ball type water bottle is the best, and there is also eyedropper type. The most important consideration is that it will not leak.

4, small nest: you can make it yourself, using a finishing box DIY, or you can choose a small nest sold on the market, with prices ranging from dozens of yuan to several hundred yuan.

5, rat toilet, bathroom: place rat sand, bath sand and so on for rats to go to the toilet or roll sand to take a bath.

6. Relieving heat: marble, radiator, ice cubes in bottle, cold sofa, etc.

7. Keep warm: cotton, warm bag, socks.

8. 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. (do not use barbed wire on the cage chassis. Hamsters are prone to fracture.)

9. Cushion materials: pine sawdust, poplar wood, laboratory sawdust and so on, which can keep rats warm and absorb water in winter.

10. Fine cat sand: it is more suitable to be used in summer, cool, condense into blocks after absorbing water, and shovel it up.

11. Corn gongs: used in summer, cool, but not absorbent, the price is a little more expensive.

12. For the wood chip cushion, please try not to use fragrant wood chips.