And, as for toilet , it must be kept clean and cleaned daily, if you do not want the favorite smell of hamster spread to the whole apartment. Cleaning the toilet should be an obligatory procedure for daily care.
It is also often pointless to release a hamster from a cage. Regular jogging around the house will not lead to positive results. A hamster can escape or hide, gnaw on doors and other furniture. To realize its energy hamsters have enough space for their own home and running wheel .Caring for a hamster within a cell is much safer and easier.
You should not often carry a hamster cage from place to place according to your mood - -like moving does not have the best effect on the mental state of a hamster. Contain a hamster is necessary in convenient and stable conditions, therefore it is not the most successful idea to take a rodent out of the apartment.
Feeding
Now we turn to the questions of proper feeding of hamsters, since nutrition in the most direct way affects the physical health of the hamster.
The main part of the hamster diet should be dry food , which is easy to find in specialized stores for animals. Dry cereal mixtures are very useful for hamsters, as they contain a lot of necessary vitamins and trace elements, in addition, hamsters grind their teeth, eating grain. Nuts and seeds - one of the most favorite dainties of hamsters, however, they can cause harm in large quantities, so do not follow the whims of the animal. Features of feeding hamsters determines the genetic fitness to get the right amount of fluid from the juicy food of , so if you think your animal has enough water with food, you can remove the drinker from the cage. If you feed your pet with exceptionally dry food, then the presence of a drinker in the cage is simply necessary. Vegetables and fruits are also important food. The animal can be fed with products such as raspberries, pears, carrots, and apples. But the citrus fruits are absolutely not suitable for this role.
Those who care about the physical health of a hamster need to know about the feeding regime. Feed your pet twice a day. It should also be taken into account that the main time of wakefulness of hamsters is night, which means that they need to receive the main part of nutrients in the evening. The same rule applies to perishable products - they must be given to hamsters at night, and in the morning to remove the remnants from the cage. Hamsters are very sensitive, so they are easily susceptible to various poisoning. Pay special attention to the freshness of food.
Care should be taken when feeding hamsters with the following food products - berries and fruits , which contain a large amount of water - they very easily absorb toxins into themselves and can cause poisoning of the pet.
The greens ( dill, parsley, lettuce) should be given in small quantities. In this case, you need to pay attention that it was thoroughly washed and grown without chemicals.
What can not be given?
It is better to avoid feeding dairy products. Only cottage cheese and kefir is allowed once a week. Protein food( chicken, boiled egg) can be given no more than twice a week.
Very heavy for digestion of hamsters food - garlic, onions and potatoes. Under the ban, salty, spicy and fatty foods, as well as mushrooms, honey, chocolate, sausages, cheese, canned food and smoked products.
Be careful and attentive to your pet, and it will be healthy and fun.
