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Syrian Hamster

Syrian hamsters make good family pets. They are easy to look after and with plenty of care and attention become very tame. Hamsters are ideally suited to both children and adults, but are nocturnal and spend most of the day sleeping, becoming active in the evening and at night. Syrian hamsters on average live for 2 - 2.5 years.

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Syrian Hamster

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Syrian hamsters make good family pets. They are easy to look after and with plenty of care and attention become very tame.

Hamsters are ideally suited to both children and adults, but are nocturnal and spend most of the day sleeping, becoming active in the evening and at night.

Syrian hamsters are naturally solitary animals and if well cared for are much happier alone; their territorial nature will cause fights if kept in a pair.

If you do wish to keep more than one hamster together you should consider dwarf hamsters, rats or gerbils who naturally live in colonies.

Syrian hamsters should be fed a hamster specific mix and can be supplemented with fruit and vegetables to offer variety to your hamster's diet.

You should provide plenty of toys for your Syrian hamster to play with, due to their nocturnal nature they will needs lots of sources of entertainment whilst you are asleep.

o Syrian hamsters on average live for 2 - 2.5 years.

For more information on hamsters, please refer to the Pets at Home Care Guide for Hamsters , available free online.

LIVE PETS are not available to buy online and can only be purchased from your local Pets at Home store where friendly trained staff will help select the right pet for you. To find your nearest store, please refer to our Store Finder.

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Customer Reviews

11/20/2008 - Steph from Hook

Rating: 5

I have bought my past 4 hamsters from pets at home, My first lived until he was 3, my second till he was 4 and a half, my third got wet tail the day after i got him, wich pets at home treated free of charge and refunded me for when he died, and my forth is my albino baby called tammy, she is still alive :) I love this shop, and will be getting a rat soon :)

11/18/2008 - natalie from Newbridge

Rating: 3

I bought a syrian hamster last saturday, had to take her back on wednesday because she had wet tail. She died that same night. I bought another one on friday evening, had to take her back on sunday morning as she had it too, She is still in the pet shop getting treatment, Hopefully she'll survive. just be aware that this is extremely common with syrians. look out for the symptoms

11/4/2008 - Lucy from Grimsby

Rating: 5

I've had so many hamsters throughout my life and they're amazing! Definately recommend especially if it's a first pet or a first hamster. Easily tamed and you can even train them to do different things. I've bought one of mine from PaH and he's doing great. Great customer service when you buy aswell!