[Brianh96]

Originally Posted by cypher

The Barney is a great cage but you will need to be careful how you set it up if you get a Russian hamster, they tend to climb the bars & just fall off! Chinese hams are much more agile but you still need to give some careful consideration to avoid any potential fall risks.
Dwarf hamster food generally has a lot more small seeds than syrian foods do, it's a much more natural diet for them & they love their little seeds!
There aren't that many good dwarf mixes in the UK but Burgess dwarf hamster harvest & Bunny dwarf hamsterdream expert are both fine.
Chinese, Russian hybrids & Campbell's Russian hams are all prone to diabetes so you need to avoid any sweet treats & feed a good dwarf specific mix.
Chinese hamsters are adorable, they can be a bit timid at first but with a little patience do make the most wonderful pets, they love lots of hideouts & probably love to dig & burrow more than any other species so lots of deep substrate!

great , thankyou for the info. it helps a bunch