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Need Hamster or Dwarf Hamster items and supplies? Then you are at the right place at DRD Hamster Webshop. You will find a wide range of Hamster and Dwarf Hamster items, such as hamster food , hamster toys , hamster houses, nesting material , gnawing material, walking wheels , digable ground cover and much more. Ordering is quick and easy in the DRD Hamster Webshop.

Did you know?
There are a total of 24 kinds of hamsters? They all belong to the family Cricetidae.

Hamsters are one of the most popular pets in the Netherlands. There are different hamster species. We first make a distinction between the normal Golden Hamster (Syrian Hamster) and the Dwarf Hamsters. The most commonly kept dwarf hamsters are:

• • Roborovski Dwarf Hamster
  • Russian Dwarf Hamster
  • Chinese Dwarf Hamster
  • Campbelli Dwarf Hamster
  • Syrian Hamster (Gold Hamster)

Roborovski Dwarf Hamster

The Roborovski Dwarf Hamster is the smallest hamster species and can be kept together. However, a caveat must be made here, because keeping together is always a risk. Although the Roborovski Dwarf Hamster lives in groups in the wild, this can still go wrong in our home. Our advice is therefore always to inform you well and never just put strange animals together. Get good advice from a shelter or breeder of the animals before keeping them together.

Russian Dwarf Hamster

The Russian Dwarf Hamster is the most popular of all dwarf hamsters. This dwarf hamster is best kept alone. The animals can only be kept in pairs (male and female), but that naturally results in litters, so this is not a good idea if you don't want to breed. The Russian Dwarf Hamster is also a very curious animal that regularly shows itself during the day. They are not really nocturnal animals, because they are also regularly awake during the day.

Did you know?
Russian Dwarf Hamsters are the only hamster species that can go in winter fur? The hamsters can turn completely white in winter if the conditions are right. In the wild, this is an important survival mechanism; so they are not seen by predators in the snow.

Chinese Dwarf Hamster

The Chinese Dwarf Hamster is a slightly less well-known hamster species. These animals have a slightly longer tail and can climb slightly better than the other dwarf hamster species. They are solitary animals that should be kept alone. In the wild, the animals only come together to mate and live alone. Chinese Dwarf Hamsters are quite active and slightly shyer than Russian Dwarf Hamsters.

Campbelli Dwarf Hamster

The Campbelli Dwarf Hamster is very similar to the Russian Dwarf Hamster. The animals can even be crossed with each other, but one should not do that because hybrid animals are then created. In contrast to the Russian Dwarf Hamster, the Campbelli is by nature a hamster that can live together with other species, but just like the Roborovski Dwarf Hamster it is wise to seek good advice about this from the shelter or breeder of the animals.

Syrian Hamster

The Syrian Hamster , also known as Golden Hamster is the largest hamster species that is kept as a pet. The largest hamster species is the corn wolf, but that is a true wild hamster that cannot be kept as a pet. Syrian Hamsters also need larger housing due to their larger size. Houses and toys must also be large enough for these animals. Not all manufacturers indicate this clearly enough. That is why it is clearly stated with all our products whether something is for a dwarf hamster or for a golden hamster.

Hamsters are real nest builders

Hamsters are real nest builders, they always need nesting material so that they can line their burrows with it. Making a nest is therefore part of the natural behavior of a hamster. Therefore, always give the hamster 15-25 grams of nesting material.

Are Hamsters Nocturnal?

Hamsters are generally evening, nocturnal and twilight animals. The Syrian Hamster (Golden Hamster) is a real nocturnal animal, these hamsters sleep during the day and are especially active at night. However, there is a small difference between males and females. The male Golden Hamsters are larger sleepy heads than the female Golden Hamsters. Females are more active than males and are therefore seen slightly more often than males during the day.

Hamsters & Dwarf Hamsters really like this!

Hamsters love their running wheel . That is a must for the hamster home . In addition, hamsters like to dig and some species also like to climb. Because hamsters dig their own tunnels in the wild, they also enjoy walking through tunnels in our home. Hamsters are active animals, so give them plenty of challenge in the form of hamster toys .

Hamsters & Dwarf hamsters have growing teeth

As with all rodents, hamsters teeth are constantly growing. It is therefore very important that the hamster gets good hamster food and also has gnawing material to wear out his or her teeth. We place high demands on both and that is why we do not sell limestone or mineral stones. All products in the category "gnawing material" are 100% suitable for the hamster!

Hamsters & Dwarf hamsters are prey animals and must be able to hide

Hamsters and Dwarf hamsters are prey animals, so shelter is very important to them. The animals all need (preferably several) houses or hiding places to feel safe. The animals do not like an open enclosure. In the wild they are often caught by birds of prey, which is also the reason why they do not like being picked up from above. A stay with several houses and enough hiding places gives the hamsters a safe feeling. This is important, because if the hamsters feel safe, they also become tame faster and more easily and they will trust their enclosure more quickly.

All information at a glance about the Dwarf Hamster & Hamster

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