Hamsters are very good pets, but also very interesting creatures. Here are some things that make hamsters different, or more interesting than other animals and pets.

Hamsters have fingers and 5 toes ( that is counting the stumps on the each of their legs and arms that have claws - known as fingers and toes) Hamsters also have about 5 big bumps on the bottom of their paws/feet to help them grip.

Nope, hamsters aren't magical - they're just clean. Unlike other animals, hamsters have hop glands' that are on their, well, hips. They use therse glands to 'Mark their territory "by rubbing their sides against objects. In the wild, they use their hip glands to scent - Mark their tunnels.

Hamsters can run up to 8 miles on their wheels aday - it seems easier to them because other rodents 'backs' curve upward and hamsters backs curve downward when they are running in their wheel.

The skin from the insides of hamsters cheek pouches can be transplanted to any animal without refusal.

Hamster ages : every human year is 25 hamster years, every 2 human weeks is 1 hamster year. Every human hour is a hamster day.

Hamsters will eat anything a human eats (that is, if it wants to) some books say they wont accept peppers, candy, alcohol and pickles.

The name 'Hamster' comes from a German word, Hamstern, which means 'to hoard'. In Central Europe, a person who is greedy or selfish is often called a 'hamster'

Hamsters teeth are always growing, so you must keep something in their cage that they can gnaw on. The reason why they constantly grow is because the incisors dont have roots. Metal bars are divine,but the sound of them when chewd upon can be annoying for humans,and some kinds of paints they use on bars are toxic.

As your hamster gets older, its fur may change colour, or fall out. It may also become less active - like running in its wheel less and chewing on things less. This leads to longer teeth and nails. The only safe way to have them clipped down to normal length is from a vet.

Hamsters see best in dim light, but they always see in black and white. A hamsters vision isnt their best feature since they are norturnal creatures.They are farsighted but don't see things with freat sharpness. A hamster can see 110 degress around them.

A hamster's hearing is better than it's sense of vision. But it's strongest in it;s sense of smell. It revolves around smells and lives in a world of smells!