Many cages made for Syrian hamsters are not suitable
for dwarf hamsters because the smaller rodents can squeeze out of them.
Not exact matches
The larger Syrian
hamster makes a better pet
for children than the
dwarf species
because its size makes it easier
for children to handle.
For Winter Whites, Campbell's and Chinese
dwarf hamsters, most experienced owners recommend not to give them carrots
because these
hamsters are more prone to diabetes and carrot is one of the foods that are higher in sugar.
Russian
dwarf hamsters are becoming more popular as pets around the world
because they are easy to maintain, care
for and inexpensive to keep.
However,
because it has lots of sweet fruit in it, it may not be suitable
for Russian or Chinese
dwarf hamsters.
As
for carrots, some people do not feed it to their Russian
dwarf hamsters because Russian
dwarves are prone to diabetes.
My mum is getting me my own
dwarf hamster for my birthday (21 days) and I am currently studying
because I would HATE
for it to not be taken care of properly!