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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hamsters might look like tiny, snack-powered athletes, but their daily habits can feel baffling if you are new to owning one.

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.

You may already be aware of some of the key differences between hamsters vs mice, but what if there were even more differences between these two rodents than you expected? For example, hamsters are ...