Equipment & Accessories
There is a wide variety of equipment and accessories you can buy for your hamster. They range from things that are necessary to things that are not needed.
Exercise Wheel:
Your hamster will need an exercise wheel. Solid wheels are recommended. Wire wheels are suitable if the space between the wire is small enough so that your hamsters feet cannot pass through the holes. Try to buy a wheel that is advertised as "silent" for your sake and your hamsters sake. Hamsters enjoy going through tubes. They also enjoy climbing up ladders.
Hamster House or Sleeping Box:
Your hamster will also need a house. You can make a homemade house out of a variety of things or you can buy one from a pet store. It should not be too small or too big, or your hamster may not decide to use it. The entrance should be big enough for your hamster to pass, but small enough to make the house feel enclosed and sheltered.
Food and Water Dish:
Your hamster will need a food dish and a water bowl or water bottle if your cage does not come with one. In fact hamsters do not need a food bowl, it is far more interesting for them to search and dig in the bedding to find food.
Salk Lick:
A salt lick is essential for your hamster. Because it's food is not high in salt, a hamster will need a salt lick to suffice the normal level of salt in its body. Even though you may not see your hamster using it, it's always good to have one there just in case.
Gnaw Stick/Log:
A hamster's teeth grow constantly throughout their entire life. Any small section of a thick branch (or a large section of a thin branch) will do. Generally, hamsters prefer branches from fruit trees, but any branch will do the job with these exceptions: Cedar branches-the scent will irritate your hamsters nose, and Evergreen branches-the sap from them is hazardous to your hamster.
Food:
Your hamsters dry food, or staple diet, can be bought in any pet store. It should be kept in a sealable bag or container for it to remain fresh. If food is left out in the open, it can become contaminated or stale. All food should NOT be kept close to the hamsters cage, as this can be very frustrating to a hamster who can't reach it. Your hamster can also have a wide variety of fresh food and vegetables.
Do not feed your hamster Almonds, Apple Seeds, Cabbage, Citrus fruits (lemon, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, etc.), Eggplant, Garlic, Kidney or red beans, Mushrooms, Onion, Pickles, Potato, Rhubarb, and Tomatoes, also Do not feed your hamster Junk food designed for humans (chocolate, chips, etc.)
Exercise Wheel:
Your hamster will need an exercise wheel. Solid wheels are recommended. Wire wheels are suitable if the space between the wire is small enough so that your hamsters feet cannot pass through the holes. Try to buy a wheel that is advertised as "silent" for your sake and your hamsters sake. Hamsters enjoy going through tubes. They also enjoy climbing up ladders.
Hamster House or Sleeping Box:
Your hamster will also need a house. You can make a homemade house out of a variety of things or you can buy one from a pet store. It should not be too small or too big, or your hamster may not decide to use it. The entrance should be big enough for your hamster to pass, but small enough to make the house feel enclosed and sheltered.
Food and Water Dish:
Your hamster will need a food dish and a water bowl or water bottle if your cage does not come with one. In fact hamsters do not need a food bowl, it is far more interesting for them to search and dig in the bedding to find food.
Salk Lick:
A salt lick is essential for your hamster. Because it's food is not high in salt, a hamster will need a salt lick to suffice the normal level of salt in its body. Even though you may not see your hamster using it, it's always good to have one there just in case.
Gnaw Stick/Log:
A hamster's teeth grow constantly throughout their entire life. Any small section of a thick branch (or a large section of a thin branch) will do. Generally, hamsters prefer branches from fruit trees, but any branch will do the job with these exceptions: Cedar branches-the scent will irritate your hamsters nose, and Evergreen branches-the sap from them is hazardous to your hamster.
Food:
Your hamsters dry food, or staple diet, can be bought in any pet store. It should be kept in a sealable bag or container for it to remain fresh. If food is left out in the open, it can become contaminated or stale. All food should NOT be kept close to the hamsters cage, as this can be very frustrating to a hamster who can't reach it. Your hamster can also have a wide variety of fresh food and vegetables.
Do not feed your hamster Almonds, Apple Seeds, Cabbage, Citrus fruits (lemon, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, etc.), Eggplant, Garlic, Kidney or red beans, Mushrooms, Onion, Pickles, Potato, Rhubarb, and Tomatoes, also Do not feed your hamster Junk food designed for humans (chocolate, chips, etc.)
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