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Hi there, my name is Amy and I have owned several hamster during my lifetime including a few different breeds. My blog is, as the name suggests, all about how to make your hamster happy. The essentials that you need to make your hamster happy are a good environment, healthy diet, fresh water, exercise, regular cleaning out and enrichment. Hamster enrichment is all about stimulating them using puzzles, mazes and toys.
Good Cage or Environment
As far as cages go, the bigger the better, and you need somewhere safe and secure to put it. If your budget can stretch to it get one with more than one level and a few tunnels such as Hamster Heaven. Also make sure that your hamster cage is appropriate for the breed. For example, some small hamsters such as Russian dwarfs can fit through some bars and so consider whether a glass cage or more sturdy habitat is better.
You also need to make sure that you clean out your hamsters cage at least once a week and possibly more if you have more than one hamster. Here is our step by step guide on how to clean a hamster cage.
