You might want to re-consider becoming a hamster owner if:

You are not willing to put aside a "vet fund" in case your hamster needs medical attention  (If you are planning to hold a wild animal in captivity, please take responsability for his medical needs-as he cannot leave his cage to get what he needs.)

You are not able to stay up past 10:00p.m. to play with your nocturnal pet, (mainly syrians) and/or make time during the day to play with your hamster while he is active.(mainly dwarves)      (The idea of keeping a PET hamster means you are willing to spend  time with him daily. As demonstrated on other pages of this site, you will need to provide for his emotional/stimulation needs during  his waking hours. Failure to do this will make for a very lonely, lethargic, unfriendly hamster.)

You know that you will never be able to provide you hamster with more than the basic physical needs.   (A hamster needs more than his usual four walls to look at day after day. You do not need to be rich to provide these extras for you pet, just a willingness to be creative in making sure his natural need to explore different sites and objects DAILY is met.)      For a list of creative ways to entertain your hamster with little or no money, please click HERE.

You thought a hamster would be a good "First pet" for your toddler. Click HERE to learn why this is a dangerous idea for both your hamster AND your child.

You have a cat or dog in the house, and are not able to keep the hamster in a seperate room. (Dogs have been known to knock over hamster cages, and some will even injure or kill hamsters. Cats are extrordinary climbers, so putting your hamster somewhere "high up" is not always a solution. Cats are very determined, and will usually find some way to get what they are after, even if you think they can not.)

You are not willing to put up with the inevitable noise that will come from your hamster's nocturnal activities. Your hamster is naturally noisy through the night. If this will bother you, or you do not have an extra room to place your hamster in so that his noise will not disturb you, you should re-think buying a hamster. Also, many people will resort to removing thier hamster's wheel to cut noise. This is not fair to your hamster at all- it would be like someone locking you in a small room with nothing to read, look at, no one to talk to, and no way out. Your only option would be to stare at a wall. Once again, please think it through before you buy him!

Hear it told by a hamster! (VERY REAL story about a hamster who lives in an unfit home)

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