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How to take care of a hamster (Facts (Food (Diet (16-24% protein, 60-65%…

- - - - Blueberries
      - Strawberries
      - Apples
    - - Brocolli
      - Cucumber
    - - 16-24% protein
      - 60-65% carbohydrates
      - 5-7% fat
      - fresh water
      - 8-13% fibre
- - - - Some might scatter feed hamsters throughout the cage, this allows your pet to follow their nature instincts to forage for food and it helps to relieve boredom.
    - - Bowl feeding is simply using a bowl to feed your Hamster
    - - hamsters like to take their food and store it in their nests
    - - Feed the Hamster Formula mix twice a day in the morning and at night.
      - Remove any uneaten food as it will go off fast.
      - Once or twice a week you can give your hamster protein sources such as cooked meats, low-fat, no-salt cottage cheese or hard boiled egg.
    - - Rotting Vegetables isn't good for hamster hygiene and health
    - - Prominent
        
        Chocolate
        
        Candy
        
        Sweets
      - Bitter Almonds and Apple Seeds contain a substance called glycoside amygdalin, that when eaten can turn into hydrogen cyanide
      - Citrus Food
        
        Oranges
        
        Grapefruit
        
        Lemon
  - - - 450 SQ Inches of Floor space
    - - Quiet Place
        
        Not so much loud sounds
      - Keep it away from directed sunlight or drafts
    - - include lots of hideouts and toys
        
        to stimulate the hamsters brain
        
        put the hamster away from boredom
    - - Size
        
        6 inches of bedding
      - Refrain Rules
        
        Dangerous(don't buy)
        
        Cedar Bedding
        
        Scented Bedding
        
        Pine Bedding
        
        Safe
        
        Aspen Bedding
        
        Paper-Based Bedding
    - - Function
        
        Exercise
        
        Burn off their calories
      - Size for dwarf hamsters
        
        6-8 inches
      - Refrain rules
        
        stay away from anything wire or mesh
        
        this can injure the hamster's feet and limbs
        
        Safe
        
        Stick with solid
    - - Rules
        
        Clean the hamster's cage once a month
        
        always be spot cleaning
        
        every once in a while
        
        to make sure it doesn't get over dirty
        
        when you're cleaning the hamsters cage make sure you are not using any harmful chemicals on the cage
      - spot cleaning
        
        clean the visible spot or stain by hand without subjecting the garment to any dry cleaning, wet cleaning, hand-washing and/or restoration process
        
        finding where your hamster pees or poops on the soiled bedding
      - Ideal Usage(Liquid)
        
        50% Water and 50% White Vinegar
        
        it's pet safe
        
        it won't hurt your hamster
      - Cleaning Cage
        
        Take out cover,blockers, Level 2,House,nut bowl,vegetable bowl,
        
        clean the parts of the cage
        
        dump used bedding
        
        put bedding into a pot for next use of cage
  - - - Includes
        
        some types of seed mix
        
        pelleted mix
        
        some fruits and vegetables
      - in scientific form
        
        16-24% protein
        
        60-65% carbohydrates
        
        fresh water
        
        5-7% fat
        
        8-13% fibre
    - - Storing food
        
        don't need to keep refilling a hamster food dish
        
        The hamster has cheek pouches that they put all the food in and they will take it back to their nest
        
        it's close to them
        
        eat it
        
        take little snacks when they want to
        
        give it a couple of days for them to eat the food in their nest before refilling
    - - Hamster water facts
        
        They are mammals
        
        They need to be well hydrated
      - Ideal Usage
        
        Water bottle(most preferred choice)
        
        Facts
        
        Keeping the water inside clean
        
        it doesn't get full of bacteria
        
        Oth.
        
        Water Dish
      - Rules
        
        Change the water every couple days
  - - - Bath hamster once a week
      - Do not splatter the sand near the ear area
      - When hamster turns around, do not spatter the sand
      - Hamster will shake the sand off the body,so there is no need to clean the sand off
      - Do not use the same sand for sand bathing
      - never give your hamster a bath in water
    - - Sand Bathing
        
        Trusty sand bathing (Ocean)
      - Sand Bathing room
        
        Beach Pail
      - Sand Bathing dish
        
        Plastic(No cover,smooth,no sharp)
    - - Sand baths are a great solution for keeping a hamster clean and odor-free without posing any risks to their health
      - Bathing in the sand is a natural instinct that hamsters have, as this is what they do to maintain their hygiene in the wild.
    - - Choosing the right sand and bath dish
      - Filling up the dish with 10 spoonfuls of appropriate bath sand.
      - 3.Placing the dish in the beach pail and let the hamster get used to sand bathing and place
- - - - http://dwarfhamsterhome.com/dwarf-hamster-food
      - https://squeaksandnibbles.com/dwarf-hamster-care-guide/