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Hamster: Your Happy Healthy Pet
By: Betsy Sikora SiinoeBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: Howell Book House
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The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs—now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
Alert and active (especially in the evening), hamsters are fascinating and fun. Your hamster will probably fit in the palm of your hand and with gentle, regular handling will quickly begin to love playtime. Hamsters are easy to tame and care for. This guide helps you do it right with advice on: Types of hamsters and characteristics to look for Selecting and "furnishing" a home for your hamster Proper care and handling Keeping your pet stimulated and healthy Having fun with your curious little critter
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| Title of eBook: Hamster: Your Happy Healthy Pet | |
| Release Date: 03-19-2007 | |
| Publisher: Howell Book House |
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Hamster: Your Happy Healthy Pet
Chapter One
What Is a Hamster?
Imagine a friend who is soft and warm and fits in the palm of your hand. A gentle soul, he is most content among those who respect his quiet nature, his diminutive size, and his unique view of the world. He's fundamentally a vegetarian (though he might say yes to a bite of meat now and again, if it's offered) who demands a clean home and regular exercise, yet he tends to be a bit too susceptible to stress. Though a homebody at heart, he can also be an inquisitive guy with a desire to explore the world beyond his cage door. Much to his benefit, as we will see, he also doesn't happen to have much of a tail.
The little friend of whom we speak is, of course, the hamster. And when you gather together all his special characteristics, you can't help but see that there is far more to him than meets our human eyes.
A Misunderstood Family
Many among us believe we know what hamsters are. After all, what is there to know? They're just those little animals that you put in a cage and keep in the kids' room. They're pretty easy to take care of, and they like to run on those wheels. Not much to it.
But if he had the voice and the language skills, the hamster would be the first to tell us that he is far too often misunderstood-even underestimated-by the two-legged creatures who call themselves his caretakers. He would be the first to tell us that although living with humans is a fine fate for his kind, he would be even more comfortable if people would take a little time to get to know him before welcoming him into their homes. Perhaps then, even though he enjoys immense popularity, he might e
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