What Does A Hamster Need.

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  1. AgileLemon

    AgileLemon Senior Member

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    Im about to buy a hamster but first need to know what exactly in needs. For example sawdust. Whatever a hamster needs can you please just post as i have never had a hamster before :). Thank You.
     
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    -Attention
    -Food
    -Water
    -Various Cage Accessories To Keep The Hamster Fit And Happy, For Example The Famous Hamster Wheel
    -A Decent Sized Cage
     
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    ^C[r0]n:k^ Well-Known Member

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    yea that stuff for sure...

    -oxygen
    -some sort of salt or mineral block
    -poker table

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    lol, yea the mineral block is really important, most pet diets don't provide them with enough of something or other, so giving them a salt lick or whatever helps them not die. You should as a expert on what kind of mineral block a hamster would need.
     
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    i mean non-obvious things lol... oxygen and water etc i know. and please dont say attention im not a dubass lol :)
     
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    You asked, I told you.

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    You asked, I told you.

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    lol its OK but i just hate it for some strange reason lol.
     
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    A hamster would need something hard to chew on so it's teeth don't get too long =/ Maybe like a carrot or a block of wood.
     
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    you can get these mini breeze-block things for hamsters cages, thats where they sharpen their teeth so they dont over grow. you can get saltlick ones too i think. but dont use sawdust because it gets in the hamsters eyes lol, you gotta use proper stuff from a pet shop. i think you should call it Gangstarrr.
     
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    Ask the person at the pet store. I think that's the best answer I can give you.
     
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    a female hamster ;)
     
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    A good sized cage. My hamster used to have one of those ones like a rollercoaster. :)

    Plenty of water (in a hamster water bottle)

    A big bowl with lots of hamster food.

    A wheel for exercise.

    Sawdust or something soft.

    A nice bed to sleep in.

    Space to run around.

    Make sure it's see-through or caged but also hard wearing so the hamster can't chew it.

    You can buy lots of accesories, like the chew things and balls so it can run around your room/house.

    Ask the people in the shop or look it up on Google. ;)
     
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    why female? Just so he can **** it in the ass?

    Holy shiet... thats sick >.<

    I had a marsvin(On swedish) its like a big hamster, and it needed:

    oxygen} - just said this to piss you off, lol
    water} - same reason as above.
    These salt blocks.
    FOOD.
    Get 2 of them, then they dont need as much attention.
    luuuv
     
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    I googled it and came up with this page, hope is helps.Hamster Needs
     
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    I have a hampster!

    -Some type of bedding, i recomend this gray soft papery stuff.
    -A wheel for them to run on, make sure it is the right size and it doesnt squeak! when it squeaks, you get headaches!
    -Water bottle, make sure they can reach it.
    -Food. I highly recomend a standard food and also this pebble type things that serve as a great snack, you put two or three in there a week and you done!
    -Cage, i recomend a large fish tank, i dont like the plastic one with tubing or a caged one.
    -Some type of house or shelter. Made out of wood preferabley.
    -Some type of toy thing, i have a tunnel made out of wood.

    -Always ask someone who works there for help, they will tell you what you need and what they recomend!

    Thats about it! Have fun!
     
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    saw dust? do u mean woop chips,ur suppose to buy a special kind and also get chew toys so his teeth dont grow threw his brain its happen to me but like rock salt or collored wood or something so he always has someting to chew on
     

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