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Hamster shows feature an exhibition of the hamsters participating in the judging. [29] The judging of hamsters usually includes a goal of promoting hamsters which conform to natural or established varieties of hamsters. [29] By awarding hamsters which match standard hamster types, hamster shows encourage planned and careful hamster breeding. [29]
There is a long tradition of community and social philanthropy and charity related to hampers, in which persons or community groups donate to needy people a hamper of food, clothing, toiletries, cleaning products, or other household necessities, to assist with their family economy.
The definition of a "small mammal" differs, but is generally accepted as all mammals weighing less than 5 kilograms (11 lb). [4]The term "pocket pet" is used for a small, pocket-sized mammal (sometimes also categorized as a "small and furry" in the pet industry) [5] commonly kept as a household pet.
Roborovski's dwarf hamster (Phodopus roborovskii) of the Cricetinae. The cricetids first evolved in the Old World during the Early Oligocene. [2] [3] They soon adapted to a wide range of habitats, and spread throughout the world. The voles and lemmings arose later, during the Pliocene, and rapidly diversified during the Pleistocene. [4]
A hamster wheel or running wheel is an exercise device used primarily by hamsters and other rodents, but also by other cursorial animals when given the opportunity. Most of these devices consist of a runged or ridged wheel held on a stand by a single or pair of stub axles .
The Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii), also known as the desert hamster, Robo dwarf hamster or simply dwarf hamster is the smallest of three species of hamster in the genus Phodopus. It lives in the deserts of Central Asia, averaging 2 cm (0.8 in) at birth in length adults 5 cm (2.0 in)in length and 20 g (0.71 oz) during weight . [ 3 ]
The Hampster Dance is one of the earliest Internet memes.Created in 1998 by Canadian art student Deidre LaCarte as a GeoCities page, the dance features rows of animated GIFs of hamsters and other rodents dancing in various ways to a sped-up sample from the song "Whistle-Stop", written and performed by Roger Miller for the 1973 Walt Disney Productions film Robin Hood.
Wet-bottom in a hamster. Wet-tail, wet-bottom or proliferative ileitis, is a disease of hamsters. It is precipitated by stress. Even with treatment, the animal can die within 48–72 hours. [1] Baby hamsters are much more likely to get the disease than older hamsters. It is commonly found when the hamster is being weaned at about four weeks of age.