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BUYING A HAMSTER
Things to think about
Beofre you buy a hamster, you must think very hard about your decision. Will you look after your hamster. Will you give up some home time to play with it, feed it and clean it? Also you should think about expense. You need to buy a cage,accessories,food,water bottles,treats e.t.c. If you promise yourself that you can do that then please read the next paragaraph.
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The paragraph below has been copied from http://www.petwebsite.com/buying_hamsters.htm
The best place always to buy a hamster is directly from a private or hobbyist breeder but this may not always be possible and therefore many hamster owners buy their first hamster from a pet shop.
The advantages of buying from a private or hobbyist breeder is that breeding has usually been carefully planned and thought through with regard to producing robust, healthy hamsters of good temperament. They are not the result of commercial breeding of mass numbers of hamsters. You will also have the opportunity to see the parents and know the date of birth of the hamster you intend to purchase. Private and hobbyist breeders regularly handle their babies and so any hamsters they sell are used to being handled. Unfortunately the same cannot always been said for hamsters sold in pet shops that have come from commercial breeders.
If you are buying a hamster from a pet shop what should you look for? How do you tell a good pet shop from a bad one? The first impression of the pet shop will usually indicate their standards. A clean, tidy shop is often a good indication that the shop owners take pride in their shop and therefore are likely to take pride in the hamsters they sell. An untidy or dirty shop is best avoided.
It is always a good idea to find out about hamsters before you go looking for one. You can then ask information from the pet shop staff and this will give you a good indication of whether they are actually knowledgeable about the hamsters they are selling. If any pet shop tells you that you can keep two Syrian (Golden, Teddybear or Fancy) Hamsters together they either know nothing about hamsters or they are simply trying to sell you more than one and hoping you will come back for another cage when they start to fight. Syrian Hamsters are solitary and once their solitary nature develops as they get older they will not live together. Males and females should be housed in separate cages and staff should be able to tell the sex of the hamsters they are selling.
If you are not satisfied with the pet shop, their knowledge or their hamsters, walk out and find another one. It is no fun buying a unhealthy, pregnant or weakly hamster and then dealing with the problems this presents afterwards - it can cause a lot of heartache so take your time and find a good healthy hamster.
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Left:Little syrian hamsters in pet shop
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