Parents are not allowed to keep hamsters. How do we convince them?
If you really want to keep a hamster, you must keep a responsible attitude towards life. You can't keep it just because you are cute. In addition, you should go online to learn about the precautions for raising hamsters and prepare tools for raising hamsters. It was the same before I bought it, because I was not sensible before and kept it because it looked cute. Then I thought it was wrong.
Last Christmas, my friend gave me two hamsters, but it was so cold that I froze to death in three days. It's pathetic. When the first one died, the other one was still licking ... Alas, my other friend found out later and gave me a hamster doll instead, haha ~
So, cherish them.
You know, keeping hamsters is not a bad thing. It is to cultivate your sense of responsibility, not to let you play all day. Because hamsters are also life, how can life play casually? ...
Rats are nocturnal animals. They sleep during the day and move at night. They are usually most active from 7 pm to 10 pm (0-4 pm in some areas). So feeding is mainly to let the mice have a good rest during the day and play with them at night. Changing Nocturnal Animals's habits at will can easily lead to short life. Why do hamsters always hide? Because hamsters used to live in caves in the desert, they would sleep in caves during the day to avoid being attacked by wild animals. It is their instinct for Syrian hamsters (golden mice) to hide in the dark. They think that darkness makes them feel safe. But hamsters get along with people for a long time, their alertness will decrease, and their wild instinct will change, so they can sleep soundly everywhere.
My hamster has been sleeping for a long time as if it were dead. Every time I think it's dead ... wire transfer
Hamsters live in deserts and other areas. Night activities. Good at digging caves. I like to hide food on both sides of my cheeks and then go to a safe place to spit it out, so I got the name hamster. The front teeth will continue to grow, so their upper and lower front teeth must constantly chew something hard to grind their teeth. On the one hand, it is to prevent the front teeth from growing too long and hinder chewing, on the other hand, it is also to keep the front teeth sharp. Feeding on weed seeds and insects.
Buy a molar stone to grind its teeth, which is usually sold in pet shops.
Most hamsters are solitary animals (except Roborowski mice). Different from social animals, hamsters are loners and have a strong sense of territory, especially female hamsters. Hamsters mate in pairs only when the breeding season comes. But the hamster couple only live for a few minutes during mating, and then they go their separate ways. The mother mouse will take care of the child independently. In about 20 days, the child will be forcibly expelled by the mother mouse and begin to live independently.
I put my hand in, it will drive me away ... wire transfer.
Hamsters are small living animals. Please don't raise them blindly until you are mentally prepared.
First, answer the following questions:
1. Do you have time to raise it?
2. Does your family object to your keeping small animals?
Can you guarantee that someone will look after the hamster when you go out for a long time?
Can you promise not to abandon the original novelty after it has passed? Can you find a suitable adopter when you can't continue to breed?
If you are not sure about the above points, I suggest you don't keep them.
Ten taboos of hamster breeding
(1) Food forbidden for human consumption. Excessive salt and heavy seasoning will increase the physical burden of mice.
(2) Direct contact with sunlight is prohibited. Rats are very afraid of heat. Summer is coming, please use a radiator or marble to cool down.
(3) If it is unnecessary, it is forbidden to wash hamsters with water.
(4) Please know your own hamster species. It is forbidden to keep hamsters in cages except in-laws. If the in-laws are not harmonious, they should be kept separately.
(5) If you are not mentally prepared or financially capable, please don't keep the female and male rats in cages. The reproductive ability of mice is amazing.
(6) Feed of unknown origin is strictly prohibited. If there is breeding or mildew, please discard it and don't feed it!
(7) Rats are forbidden to drink raw water. Please let them drink boiled cold water, or mineral water or pure water.
(8) It is forbidden to use bamboo chopsticks, popsicles and other things to make rats grind their teeth. Please use the special grinding products and feed for rats in the market.
(9) It is forbidden to use newspapers, facial tissues and other bedding materials. There is too much ink in the newspaper, and the paper contains bleach.
(10) It is forbidden to keep rats and mice in too small a space. There should be at least rollers, water bottles, nests (except bears) and other supplies in the space.
Just buy a special hamster bath sand to roll them.
Besides, I always sleep like a dead hamster during the day and I am full of energy at night. Playing with the steering wheel is killing me ... ><& gt& lt
timetable
When you bring the hamster home, it will become very sensitive and nervous because it has been away from the living environment for a long time. Sometimes they bite people, bite cages, don't rest, refuse to eat, and so on. This period is a crucial period for you to build trust with hamsters! This is the timetable. Don't worry, get along with your hamster a little:
Day 1 day: Let it adapt to the new environment, don't disturb it at all, don't touch it, and don't take it away.
The next day: Feed it with your hands, talk to it softly, and make it familiar with your smell and voice.
Day 5: You can gently pick it up and put it in your hand (don't let it fall or run away).
Day 10: You can enjoy it.
Pay attention when holding hamsters: Sleeping hamsters don't like being disturbed, so make sure they are awake before holding them. You should first pull out its nest so that it can see you, and then gently pick it up. If it doesn't want to, don't force it.
Hamster food,
(1) Please don't treat mice too cute. If you give them too much sunflower seeds or high-calorie food, rats and mice will easily get fat and have unbalanced nutrition. Overweight mice are prone to heatstroke in summer, their skin fat is too thick, and they are prone to hair loss.
(2) Please don't think that mice don't need to drink water! Water must be supplied, and drinking water should be changed every two or three days.
(3) Don't feed too many fruits and vegetables at a time, which may lead to diarrhea and death. Most fruits and vegetables contain pesticides. Please wash it with clear water and dry it before feeding.
(4) Snacks should be matched with staple food. Snacks should be increased and staple foods should be reduced. Don't give too many snacks. Fat mice get sick easily.
(5) Please keep the feed and snacks in a sealed jar, which can be put in the refrigerator. Please discard the food that breeds insects and ants.
Edible food:
Vegetables: green vegetables (such as Qingjiang vegetables), carrots and melons (green and yellow vegetables are preferred)
Seeds include sunflower seeds, peanuts, walnuts and pine nuts (don't give too much)
Fruits: apples, strawberries, cherries, bananas (they may stick to cheek pouches, so please try not to give them to mice), grapes (please don't give too much because there is a lot of sugar).
Grain chicken feed, pigeon feed, bird feed, wheat, corn, millet.
Plant clover, dandelion, kudzuvine root and plantain (please don't feed plants that may be contaminated)
Animal protein beef, chicken, boiled egg protein, cheese, milk, yogurt, insects, pet dried fish.
Feeding amount: It is easier to supply hamsters with more food than less, because hamsters have the habit of storing food. If there is not enough food, they will be very upset. Therefore, if you find that the dish basin is always empty every time you add food, it means that you add too little food. At the same time, you should pay attention to clean up the unfinished food in time, especially the water-containing things such as fruits, to prevent deterioration.
Hamsters have the habit of storing food in their gills. Pay attention to changing water frequently. Clean food basins and drinking fountains every day, and replace fresh food and water. And change the material of the nest. Check nested boxes. Where hamsters store food, leave some fruit or solid feed for hamsters to eat. Change the dressing at the bottom of the cage once a week, and clean the disinfection cage 1-2 times a month.
Hamster's mood
Compared with cats and dogs, hamsters are less likely to communicate with their owners. However, as long as you observe carefully every day, you can still understand the mood of hamsters. Moreover, hamsters also express their emotions. Observe these actions and information carefully to understand hamsters' emotions.
Finishing body hair
Hamsters are relaxed when grooming their body hair. Otherwise, after the owner touched the hamster, the hamster's own taste disappeared and he wanted to impose the taste on himself. Hamsters like their own taste best.
Turn over.
When the owner reaches into the cage, he will turn over. This is because I was shocked when I reached in, or I felt annoyed. Hamsters have few weapons against the enemy, so they turn over and resist on four feet. At this time, just slowly go over and reassure the hamster. Especially when hamsters sleep, don't scare them.
My hamster tossed and turned all day, which made me sad ... telegraphic transfer
Roll into a circle
You can tell at a glance that this is a hamster sleeping posture, so you should keep your voice down at this time. But it will roll up when you are in poor health, so pay more attention. When the weather is cold, it will also roll up, which is to keep warm.
Bite the cage
When biting the wire of the cage, it may be that the hamster wants to escape, and some hamsters will rub the hair on their noses between the wires, making their noses bald. This behavior can make hamsters grind their teeth and control the length of their teeth.
Ear droop
To understand the mood of hamsters, the easiest thing to see is ears. If your ears droop, it must be when you feel annoying or horrible. When you wake up, your ears will droop.
Hard and straight
When the wheel is turned on, the hamster will suddenly stop. This is because hamsters want to move far away on wheels, stop and go to confirm where they are.