Hamster farming

How Raising Hamsters
This rodent is very cute and adorable , tiny body with very fine fleece with a variety of black, white , brown , gray , yellow and even somewhat
red , so much liked by the community among children and adults . If at first glance these animals is similar to guinea pigs but with a much smaller size and more humorous , and often used as one of the favorite pet . Animal is this ? , If you are curious about the answer is Hamster .

These animals basically prefer active during night and sleep during the day often , but because they are now used as a pet is often invited to fool around then over time be able to adapt to when his active during the day . like animals
Other rodent pet Hamster is also a good digger , and very fond of grains as santapannya , but we think they are not good at climbing as squirrels and mice .

Native habitat of these animals usually live in the desert , dunes , plains with bushes and rocky , grassland and sometimes also in the crop fields . Actually type Hamsters are very much spread around the world and some of their most
commonly known is the Syrian Hamster ( Syrian Hamster ) and a Russian Hamster ( Dwarf Cambell Russia ) .

Hamsters generally can survive between 1.5-3 years , and his body as adults can reach 17-22 cm for the Syrian Hamster , and 10-12 cm for Campbell Russian Hamster . But it may also be influenced by various factors of way maintenance and care , and the possibility of living naturally Hamster with Hamster pets may also have differences .

Some very funny behavior that is generally shown by this animal is , the habit of eating while standing by using both hands , the habit of storing food in his mouth , when playing the wheel , and also when sleeping like a rounded body like a ball , sometimes even unique Hamsters sleep on their backs facing above .

How to maintain Hamster
1 . Choose a cage for Hamsters and in general can tank or a wire cage that you can buy or make your own. As much as possible enclosure with a rather large size to be able to move freely and avoid stress , and also must be closed ( with smooth air circulation records ) to avoid rats and cats can eat it .

2 . Provide clean sawdust in the cage with a thickness between 2 to 3 centimeters . It is very useful for bedding , shelter from unpredictable weather , absorb urine and as a nest . Each week once the sawdust change , but if it is not until a week already smell immediately replace earlier .

3 . Provide a toy in the cage , there is usually a wide variety of toys in store accessories and the most common is for the hamster wheel . Provide shelter or cave houses like , you can buy or make your own .

4 . Provide food twice a day and not too much , because hamsters are similar to other rodents do not know satiety , and if most will often remove the dirt so that the cage will quickly dirty and prone to disease .

Some foods commonly given is sunflower seeds sunflower seeds , various nuts , corn , or a variety of other grains . You can also provide a variety of fruits and vegetables such as apples , bananas , beans , carrots , but do not make enough main menu 1-3 times a week . Some have argued should not give citrus , chocolate , lettuce , kale , spinach , cucumber , but we do not know what the reason .

5 . Provide drinking water where a small corner of the cage , as much as possible choose a place that is not easy to spill water and if it runs out soon contents .

6 . Better not too often exposed to the sun for too long let alone dried , do not dimandiin , not to fall , and sometimes must let loose out there breeding cages and maintained or perhaps to back enclosure simple but great in your backyard or garden .

How to breed hamsters

1 . Choose breeders who are ready for fertilization between the age of 3-4 months

2 . Way to distinguish females and males , breeding females generally on the bottom of the exit nipple and will be obvious , while at the genitals of male hamsters were prominent on the buttocks .

3 . According to Wikipedia sources Hamster breeding season from April to October

4 . Provide a clean cage and after the female is pregnant, the mother will make a nest for her children after birth .

5 . Separation male hamsters after childbirth , and children newborn hamsters do not hold . This is to avoid what we do not want like the cannibals

6 . Usually after 3 weeks - 1 month Hamsters children will leave the nest and find food , if it is thus given a separate enclosure