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media type="file" key="alexis hamster.m4a" width="300" height="50"__Hamsters __ __Description__ Hamsters are nocturnal. The Golden hamster with long hair is also called "teddy bear". Hamsters carry food in their large cheek pouches.Golden hamsters have white fur on their bellies and they are 7 inch's long.Common hamsters have light-brown fur on their backs and black fur on their bellies.They are about 11 inches long. Golden and common hamsters live alone. They dig holes to nest in. __How To Take Care Of Your Hamster__ Hamsters like to eat seeds, grains, nuts, vegetables, and a little bit of fruits. Try to stay with your hamster often because if you don't it will get scared and will try to run away. If you talk to your hamster it will get to know your voice. Try to leave your hamster alone for a couple of hours when it feels scared or tired.You should clean a hamsters cage every 1-2 weeks. When you smell that the hamsters cage smells bad you should clean it as soon as possible.Some hamsters like the dark and some hamsters like the light.

__What to do Around Hamsters__ You have to be very careful because if the hamster feels scared, threatened,or sleepy when you play with it it will nip you which means it will bite you. Also the hamster might see a child's excitement as danger and nip them. Since they have sharp teeth, a nip can result in a ugly scar. If this happens, the child has to see a doctor as soon as possible. It is a good idea to not let children below six years old handle hamsters because the child could drop the hamster and it could cause major injuries. Dwarf hamsters are tiny and get injured easily.To teach children how to hold a hamster is to hold it in the center of the palm. Children have little hands so the nails of the hamster might threaten the child.

"Hamster." //World Book Kids.// World Book, 2010. Web. 11 March 2010.

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