Assorted Dwarf Hamster
Assorted Dwarf Hamster
Product Details
Product Description
Product Description
Dwarf hamsters are small, active and fun to watch, making them excellent observation pets. This assortment may include Campbell's Russian, Winter White or Roborovski dwarf hamsters, each with its own look and personality. Available in select Pet Supermarket stores.
- Care Level: Beginner
- Adult Size: Up to 3 inches; 1.5-2 ounces
- Life Expectancy: 2-3 years
Feeding Instructions
Feeding Instructions
Offer fresh food and water every day.
- Staple Diet: A food formulated for dwarf hamsters, offered fresh daily.
- Treats: Treats formulated for hamsters can be offered on occasion.
- Water: Provide clean, fresh water every day.
Usage & Warning
Usage & Warning
Small animals can carry germs that make people sick. Always wash your hands after handling your pet or cleaning its habitat. Supervise young children during handling.
Habitat and Care
Habitat and Care
Habitat and Care
Dwarf hamsters are easy-care observation pets that do best in a secure habitat sized for their small bodies.
- Experience Level: Beginner; a great choice for people who enjoy watching their pet's daily habits.
- Minimum Habitat Size: 24 x 24 x 12 inches for one hamster. Use a dwarf hamster cage with narrow bar spacing or a well-ventilated glass or plastic habitat.
- Social Needs: Best kept alone; adult dwarf hamsters are territorial and pairs often fight, even if raised together.
- Enrichment: Exercise wheels, tubes and tunnels, plus rotating dwarf hamster chews to keep teeth from overgrowing.
- Handling: Dwarf hamsters generally do not enjoy handling and are best kept as observation animals.
- Maintenance: Spot clean daily and deep clean weekly; glass or plastic habitats need bedding changed more often.
Dwarf hamsters are small, active and fun to watch, making them excellent observation pets. This assortment may include Campbell's Russian, Winter White or Roborovski dwarf hamsters, each with its own look and personality. Available in select Pet Supermarket stores.
- Care Level: Beginner
- Adult Size: Up to 3 inches; 1.5-2 ounces
- Life Expectancy: 2-3 years
Offer fresh food and water every day.
- Staple Diet: A food formulated for dwarf hamsters, offered fresh daily.
- Treats: Treats formulated for hamsters can be offered on occasion.
- Water: Provide clean, fresh water every day.
Small animals can carry germs that make people sick. Always wash your hands after handling your pet or cleaning its habitat. Supervise young children during handling.
Habitat and Care
Dwarf hamsters are easy-care observation pets that do best in a secure habitat sized for their small bodies.
- Experience Level: Beginner; a great choice for people who enjoy watching their pet's daily habits.
- Minimum Habitat Size: 24 x 24 x 12 inches for one hamster. Use a dwarf hamster cage with narrow bar spacing or a well-ventilated glass or plastic habitat.
- Social Needs: Best kept alone; adult dwarf hamsters are territorial and pairs often fight, even if raised together.
- Enrichment: Exercise wheels, tubes and tunnels, plus rotating dwarf hamster chews to keep teeth from overgrowing.
- Handling: Dwarf hamsters generally do not enjoy handling and are best kept as observation animals.
- Maintenance: Spot clean daily and deep clean weekly; glass or plastic habitats need bedding changed more often.
