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Perfect Pets Golden, or Syrian hamsters make delightful pets and have been popular with families for many years. T here are lots of reasons why hamsters are attractive animals to keep: • If treated gently, they rarely bite and like to interact with their owners. • Hamsters are not expensive to buy or to keep. • They are clean creatures and, providing they are kept well, they do not smell. • Hamsters are small, with males weighing between 3-4.5 ounces (85‑130 g) and females between 3-5 ounces (90‑150 g), so they do not need a lot of space, compared to other pet animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, and cats. • Syrian hamsters come in a range of different colors and coat types. • They are happy to live on their own, so you only need to keep one.

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Hamsters