"Before the land consolidations of the 197oS," Riegel continues, "we had hamsters, hares, partridges, orchards and vineyards ...

Hamsters are one of the smallest pets you can find. Many believe this is why they're such great pets for children, but anyone who's raised a hamster knows that they require attention, space, and ...

Mikhail Rusin is perhaps the world's greatest hamster champion. The European hamster is bigger and feistier than the varieties more commonly found in pet stores. They are also critically endangered.

Upon discovering Mr. Saddlebags, Aharoni gave them the name, oger. We know them, in English, as the Syrian hamster or, because it is now the most common hamster in the world, simply the hamster. De ...

Kids on TV and in movies always seem to be keeping hamsters and gerbils as pets. They're small, look cute, and don't need to be taken for a walk. So why don't we all have hamsters and gerbils as pets ...

Hamsters are among the most popular rodent species kept as pets. However, out of more than 20 hamster species, only about five have been domesticated. One reason for their popularity as pets is their ...