All About Dwarf Hamsters

[ashley ross]

The phrase dwarf hamster is commonly used to describe a group of
hamsters that, although they share common traits, are quite unique in
and of themselves.
All dwarf hamsters belong to the genus Phodopus, with the exception of
the Chinese dwarf hamster - it belongs to a different genus altogether
but is commonly referred to as a dwarf hamster because it shares so
much in common with other dwarf hamsters.
The biggest difference between dwarf hamsters and Syrian hamsters is
that dwarf hamsters tend to be far more social than Syrian hamsters.
As you may already know you must never put another hamster in with a
Syrian hamster, especially a dwarf hamster. The Syrian hamster is
extremely territorial and will kill any other hamster that is
introduced to its cage.
Dwarf hamsters do best when housed with one or two other dwarf
hamsters of roughly the same size and breed. This means that although
you can house a Campbell's Dwarf hamster with a Winter White hamster
it will cause less stress on the hamsters to be housed with dwarf
hamsters of their own breed....

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