Hamsters take water from a water bottle with very little trouble. It's much easier to use a water bottle than a dish as they get dirty quite easily. There are many different designs now on the market. Some hang from the top, others are hung by the side of the cage, through the bars. Some have suction cups that hold it to the wall of an aquarium or plastic tank. Choose the one that you'll be able to secure onto the living quarters of your hamsters. | |
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Bedding Bedding can be newspaper, wood shavings, other paper type shreds, tissue paper, corncob and others. Bedding provides a material for hamsters to burrow and sleep in and it also absorbs the hamsters' urine. Get one especially for pets - don't be tempted to try other sources (commercial timber is treated with chemicals). Other
bedding like sawdust and soil are unsuitable as these are too
fine and could also damage your pet's health. For nesting material,
use solely Kleenex. Other kinds of nesting material can be ingested
and can kill them. Newspaper Some other alternatives - link of exotic pet care at about.com corncob, aspen, hay, tissue paper |