Pet hamsters live between 1.5 to 4 years which is considerably less than small pets like rabbits, ... washing its bedding and wiping the entire cage down with a 50/50 mix of water and vinegar.

Some 1.1 million hamsters are kept as U.S. pets and another 120,000 live in U.S. laboratories. "Although hamsters are cute, ... If the bottle was to the far left, it held sugar water; ...

Hamsters are cute, furry mammals with oversized cheek pouches and short tails. These small rodents live in the wild, and some species are popular as house pets. There are about 20 hamster species ...

Daily: Replace soiled bedding with fresh bedding, clean food and water bowls Weekly: Replace all bedding Monthly: Move hamster to a safe location and wash entire enclosure and toys What do ...

Hamsters seem to have a more optimistic outlook when they have access to creature comforts. Photo: Steimer, C./Corbis Hamsters have feelings, too. Just as people are inclined to interpret the ...

Adler says it's time to move away from the 160 square inch cages that have been used for hamsters and give them a bigger space to live. "The current recommendation is 600 square inches of space or ...

Pet hamsters live between 1.5 to 4 years which is considerably less than small pets like rabbits, ... washing its bedding and wiping the entire cage down with a 50/50 mix of water and vinegar.