Hamster


What are the differences between guinea pigs and hamsters?

Guinea pigs come from grassy areas of Peru, hamsters from desert areas in Syria. Guinea pigs are awake on and off throughout the 24 hours, hamsters are nocturnal. Guinea pigs can be kept outside in wooden hutches, hamsters have to be in a metal cage indoors (or they will just chew their way straight out and disappear). Guinea pigs squeak and tweep, hamsters don’t make any sound that I’ve ever heard (being a small, nocturnal desert animal that squeaks might not be a survival characteristic). Guinea pigs can be allowed to roam around in the garden, ...

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What can hamsters eat besides hamster food?

FRUITS Apple (seedless) Banana Blackberries Blueberries Cantaloupe. Cherries Cranberries Grapes(seedless) Lychee Mango Melon Peaches (no stone) Plums (no pits) Raspberries Raspberry Leaves (helpful for diarrhea) Strawberries VEGGIES Asparagus Bean Sprouts Bok Choy Broccoli Cabbage (Limited amounts) Carrots Cauliflower Celery Chard Chestnuts Chickweed Chicory Clover Corn on the Cob Cucumbers Dandelion Leaves Endive Green Beans Kale Parsnips Peas Radicchio Romaine Lettuce Spinach Squash Sweet Potatoes Sweet bell Peppers Sw...

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