Caring For Your Hamster

In the wild, hamsters dig extensive tunnels that can go as deep as three feet into the ground! You can make your hamster’s cage fun and comfortable by putting plastic tunnels in it and keeping it clean. Learn what other toys your hamster might enjoy, what food to feed it, and how to keep your hamster entertained.

Published in association with the RSPCA, the UK’s leading animal welfare charity, this practical family guide is full of expert advice on how to choose a hamster and how best to look after it.

This guide to hamster care discusses the different species of hamsters, their life cycle, habitat, common illnesses and problems, the pros and cons of hamster ownership, tips for training your hamster to do tricks, information on breeding hamsters, and more.

Provides useful information and advice on owning a cat as a pet, from how to choose a cat, to feeding and healthcare.

"Join Nibble the Hamster as he reveals everything you need to know about caring for a new pet hamster. Topics covered include how to choose a pet hamster, what supplies hamster owners will need, how to make a new hamster feel at home, and how to care for the new arrival, including feeding, exercising, and keeping a hamster cage clean."--Back cover.

Featuring useful guidance throughout, this is the perfect guide for young hamster owners and those who are thinking of getting a pet hamster.

Hamsters' popularity in Japan has skyrocketed. Driving the phenomenon is Kawai's hugely popular series, "Hamtaro Tales." Now kids who want to raise real hamsters can do so with the help of this colorful illustrated guide.

The More You Know About Your Hamster the better you will understand its specific needs and requirements. In Hamsterlopaedia you will find invaluable guidance on every aspect of hamster care and health, broken into the following easy-to-read sections: 1. Principles of hamster keeping, with information on housing, feeding and breeding. 2. Health care, detailing anatomy and physiology, with an A-Z listing of hamster diseases. 3. Breeding and showing, with advice on planning a breeding programme, pregnancy, birth, and rearing the young, as well as tips on showing hamster. Readers will learn how to care for a hamster, how to handle and groom a hamster, how a hamster's body works, how to recognize hamster diseases, how to identify different hamster varieties, and how to breed and exhibit hamsters. Hamsterlopaedia will prove an essential reference for all those who want to provide the very best for their hamsters.