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The Royal Veterinary College has conducted the world’s largest study of hamsters by analysing the clinical records of almost 4000 hamsters, revealing the 20 most common disorders. In the past, hamster studies have often been conducted in laboratory conditions but it said that this is the first study ever conducted “examining overall disease prevalence […]
We have some very exciting news! Mark and Tiffany from Hamster Welfare will be giving a presentation at Hamster Fair UK 2022! This is the UK’s first hamster fair! Managers of Happy Hamsters UK, the UK’s largest hamster rescue, Kate and Sophie (also known as RainbowFluffers on TikTok) have put together a wonderful day […]
Reports of another hamster found dead with Soft ‘n’ Safe fluffy bedding trapped in it’s mouth have circulated social media. This report is very similar to other reports from owners finding their hamster dead with fluffy bedding stuck in it’s mouth, blocking their airway. In the Post it says: PLEASE SHARE THIS […]
Why are Pet Shops Ignoring the Millions of People who know about Proper Hamster Care! With so many enthusiastic hamster owners who know about the correct size enclosure to buy, correct size wheel to use, the correct type of bedding etc. It’s surprising that the main high street retailers like Pets at Home […]
Hamster Welfare are pleased to have supported SPRAW (Small Pet Rodent Awareness Week) which took place between 20th – 26th September 2021. The first day was dedicated to hamsters and the below slides where shown at the end of the day to highlight the differences between the correct welfare advice and the wrong products that […]
On 15th July 2021 Pets at Home lunched a mini show called “THE PET CARE SHOW” The show depicts “care” from “experts” from little hamsters to big dogs. The show is available on YouTube and has had quite a hefty number of dislikes due to the rodent care displayed and many negative comments from […]
Many people have asked the question of can I take my hamster outside? And there have been many videos and pictures of hamsters outside. But is it safe? Hamsters unlike cats, dogs etc. that can have injections to protect them from the outside and all the infections they can get, hamsters do not […]
“When you buy a hamster from a pet store chain you are making more space for another animal to be bred in a Rodent Mill” Chain Pet Stores Have Rodent Mills Most Big chain pet stores sadly have something called a rodent mill. Rodent mills are big warehouses that breed hamsters […]
We would like to thank Victoria Raechel for sharing our story, we really appreciate the support. The post on Victoria’s Youtube page has achieved 3600 likes and almost 300 comments and we have read them all! We would like to thank the community for taking such an interest in what we are trying to […]
There may come a time that you might need to transport you hamster and it’s important to be prepared just in case. It is quite likely that at some point during your hamsters life you will need to take your little guy to the vets so there’s no harm in having a travel cage just […]
Scatter feeding is a wonderful idea and will give your hamster more purpose in life when going to the effort to forage for food just like they would have to do in the wild. It’s important to give your hamster an enriched diet of various different food items as can be seen on our food […]
