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 ...

Did you know some hamsters can inflate their cheeks to swim? Learn more about these adorable mammals. Hamsters are cute, furry mammals with oversized cheek pouches and short tails. These small rodents ...

The European hamster is bigger than the petstore variety and has a black belly Courtesy of Wikimedia commons I would bet that for most people, hamsters are pets. We never think about them as wild ...