Experts say hamsters are a great first pet for inexperienced animals. Need help? Here's what to know before you get started.

Animal care technicians at Georgia State University observed a series of peracute deaths in a colony of 210 Syrian hamsters. Thirty-five animals residing in three animal rooms (two rooms in one ...

They can take care of themselves ... but the most common ones are the Syrian and Russian Dwarf Hamster. Childs and Adler agreed that hamsters are animals that cannot live in the same habitat ...

Part of the rodent family, these critters are relatively easy to care for, intelligent, and entertaining with their cheek-stuffing and wheel-spinning behavior. Syrian hamsters — also known as ...