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You might think earning your hamster’s love involves splurging on fancy toys or building a theme park in their cage, but it’s ...

Hamsters seem to have a more optimistic outlook when they have access to creature comforts. Photo: Steimer, C./Corbis Hamsters have feelings, too. Just as people are inclined to interpret the world ...

As far as pets go, hamsters are pretty beloved. But how much do you really know about these tiny furballs? We’ve rounded up some fascinating hamster facts below. Although there are about 24 species of ...

Insider asked vets to answer common questions about hamsters. Hamsters will eat their own babies if frightened. They can fit almost a quarter of their body size in their cheeks. Visit Insider's ...

Do hamsters get lonely? That's a great question. We often see hamsters living quite happily with other hamsters, but are they just as happy on their own? We spoke to vet, Dr. Rebecca MacMillan to find ...

There are two main species of hamsters kept as pets: Syrian (Golden) hamsters and Siberian (Dwarf) hamsters. Syrian hamsters are solitary by nature. You shouldn’t put them together after they reach 10 ...

Dwarf hamsters are small but they have an outsized effect on one's life. Once again, it's caturday, which means it's time for us to relax and recover from that most recent post-World Cup game hangover ...

The COVID transmission link between animals and humans is growing stronger. In Hong Kong, officials discovered a local pet shop employee was infected with COVID by hamsters in the store. People who ...

Hamsters engage in coprophagy, specifically eating cecotropes, a vital digestive process for nutrient absorption from their fibrous diets. These nutrient-rich droppings, produced in the cecum, provide ...