How to Keep a Happy Hamster

Hamsters are cute, everybody know that and Hamsters make great pets for children and adults.
Cleaning your hamster's cage is essential to raising a healthy critter, and it isn't as complicated as you think.
Just follow these few simple steps.

1. Hamsters love their wheel, but use one that is solid, not the kind with wire rungs.
They love to go fast, but they sometimes trip and can fall between the rungs and hurt their leg.

2.Keep their area AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE- change the shavings in their 'potty corner' every day, but only clean their cage once a week.
This is the most important. Hamsters get sick extremely easily and it is hard to cure.

3.Clean your hamster's cage once a week- cleaning more often will eliminate the odors a hamster releases that tells him where to relieve himself, sleep or eat.
Less often will be detrimental to the natural cleaning habits of your hamster.

4.Make sure they get plenty of play time so they can get used to you.

5.Getting to the hamsters height will ensure it wont be scared of you.
If you approach it from the top they may get scared and run away as they think you are a predator.

6.Never raise your voice around the hamster as they have very sensitive hearing and will hear you perfectly even if you whisper.