The same with rat, hamster is a rodent. It now can be found in all over the world because many it is quite popular as a pet. There are for about five types of hamster can be found as pet. Those types are; Campbell Hamster, Winter White Hamster, Syrian Hamster, Chinese Hamster, and Roborovski Hamster. Each has different characteristics that make its owner love it.

As pet, hamster should be handled carefully. It is so because actually its real habitat is in the wild. That is why, an owner of a hamster should really know about Hamster Care before deciding to take it as a pet. The first thing to prepare is the cage of the hamster. It is better to choose a cage wide enough for the hamster so that it will never be stressful by the narrow cage. The second is about the food. In the wild, hamster used to eat various grains and some vegetables. The owner of it should really know what best food to give to it. There are many instant hamster food can be found in any pet shop. As a matter of fact, each hamster has different diet. It makes the owner should be very careful in choosing the food for the sake of the hamster.

Next thing that the owner of a hamster should know is how to take care of the caging. It is not enough for the owner to provide wide enough cages for the hamster. They should also know what they should provide in the cage. There should be water dispenser for the hamster to drink. There should be a kind of bowl to place the hamster food. Since hamster cannot be washed, there should be hamster sand provided for the hamster to clean up. The last but not least is there should be sawdust for the hamster to sleep as well. One thing to remember is to clean the cage every ce3rtain period of time.