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So you have a newcomer to the family, a cute little hamster. Of course, you want your little friend to be happy and stress free. Just like you and me, what hamsters love most is to have fun. They like to be stimulated mentally. It is important to provide them with happy homes (hamster cages).

Hamsters are quite prone to stress. With alittle knowledge you will easily keep your hamsters happy and having fun.

You will guarantee your hamster’s happiness simply by providing some toys – a wheel being the first and best choice – and good bedding and nesting material.

Bedding material is needed for practical purposes too. It soaks up the urine making it easier for you to clean up and also keeps yucky smells at bay (well, mostly anyway). The best bedding is made of wood shavings. Warning: hamsters are particularly allergic to a chemical which is found in cedar shavings, so be sure to avoid them. Pine shavings are also a little risky. Scented materials are not a good option. The best bedding is natural wood pulp, stocked at your local pet store.

Hamsters are real sleepy heads. Hamsters really love to sleep on shredded paper toweling.

Wouldn’t it be fun to take your hamster to the park on a leash? But we can’t do that. Wouldn’t that be fun though? It is so important that your hamster can exercise to stay healthy. Therefore having a wheel in their hamster cages is very important for their well being. Plus isn’t it awesome to watch them spin and spin around!

To reduce the chance of injury to your hamster chose a solid hamster wheel with entry holes, instead of a wire one which can be a trap for their little feet.

Hunting around for food is a hamsters favourite pastime. When feeding them try and sprinkle their food around their cage so they can find it themselves. A challenging environment will keep your little guys in good shape and mentally fit.

Any water bottle should be ok…just remember to keep it full at all times! All that foraging and wheel running can make them pretty thirsty.

So there you go. You now know how to set-up the perfect hamster cages for your hamsters. There’s also plenty of different toys, such as balls and bridges and tubes that they will love – just check your local pet store or online merchant.