Hamsters

ByValerie

Table of Contents

• Hamster senses• Training your hamster• The mom• Taking care of hamsters• At night• Hamster fun facts

Hamster senses

• All hamsters have poor eyesight. They all see best at dim light. Hamsters have pouches in their cheeks. Any hamster needs to use its whiskers as feelers.

Training your hamster

• You can try your best to train your cute hamster to take it out in the early evening too feed it stuff, if you want.

The mom

• The mom hamster feeds her babies milk.

Taking care of hamsters

• Your hamster should not be skinny or fat too be healthy.

• If your hamster needs go to the vet take it there in a pet carrier.

• A hamster needs a bed for warm weather.• To survive all hamsters need a clean cage!

At night

• Hamsters are nocturnal so they sleep during the day.

• you might not get that much sleep, if you keep a hamster in your room.

• Since hamsters are nocturnal they love to play while we sleep.

Hamster fun facts

• Lots of hamsters love to live alone.• I never knew my last pet hamster was

famous, she was drawn in a book!• I never knew people can be allergic to

hamsters, like me.

Glossary

• Animal shelter- place where lost or unwanted animals are looked and find new homes

• Breeder-someone who raises animals• Cub-baby hamster• Gnaw-chew and bite• Litter-group of hamster babies• Nest Box-box filled with bedding in which your

hamster sleeps in• Veterinarian-a doctor who helps animals

Sources

• Usbourne Frist Pets-Hamsters by Susan Meredith

• A Pets Life: Hamsters by Anita Ganeri• All About Pets Hamsters by Helen Frost• www.pebblego.com -Hamsters