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General Information Part 2
Food Information Part 3Hamsters need some animal proteins for their health. Especially small hamsters often cannot cope well with large seeds, even if they are sold under ..... In their natural habitat, there is substantially more empty space so that each hamster can have its own large territory. While two or more animals can live peacefully within one home if introduced at a young age, there can be exceptions where serious physical fighting occur and in such cases they should be separated as soon as blood is shed. Homage to the Baldur's Gate character, also named Boo, appears in the online comic Megatokyo. In the Discovery Channel TV show The Future Is Wild, a creature known as the Poggle is descended from hamsters.
Hamsters are much smaller than guinea pigs, although equally as sociable, and therefore more appropriate for homes with limited space. Russian Hamsters (Campbell's and Winter White) live approximately 1.5 to 2 years in captivity and Chinese Hamsters 2.5 to 3 years. There are several variations of hamsters, including long-haired ones that grow hair several centimetres long and often require special care.
If they are handled frequently, hamsters enjoy being out of their enclosures and having the opportunity to explore. In the desert (their natural habitat) hamsters will roll around in the sand, which cleans their coats and prevents them from getting too oily. Hamsters are popular pets all over the world, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand where their importation has been banned lest escaped pets form feral communities, interfere with the local ecology and become agricultural pests and a real problem.
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