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AmityvilleHams · 03-13-2016, 11:59 PM

Cage sizes and such should be the same as any hamsters,with special attention to wire spacing.In the US the minimum is at this very moment 450 square inches for all species,and the UK is around 620 last I calculated.For Chinese hamsters I would be very mindful that unlike Syrian hamsters and some dwarf hamster species they do really enjoy climbing and would appreciate levels and climbing toys and things like that more than the average hamster.In terms of diet,you just want to be very careful to not have things that are high in unnatural sugars.The only natural sugars I would recommend are those found in the fruit and some vegetables themselves,which are completely fine in moderation.The biggest struggle with diabetes is finding the right balance,but it can be done if you're mindful and very cautious of overfeeding fruits and such!

03-13-2016, 11:59 PM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: Hamster care (chinese) Cage sizes and such should be the same as any hamsters,with special attention to wire spacing.In the US the minimum is at this very moment 450 square inches for all species,and the UK is around 620 last I calculated.For Chinese hamsters I would be very mindful that unlike Syrian hamsters and some dwarf hamster species they do really enjoy climbing and would appreciate levels and climbing toys and things like that more than the average hamster.In terms of diet,you just want to be very careful to not have things that are high in unnatural sugars.The only natural sugars I would recommend are those found in the fruit and some vegetables themselves,which are completely fine in moderation.The biggest struggle with diabetes is finding the right balance,but it can be done if you're mindful and very cautious of overfeeding fruits and such!