Hamster toys are essential for good health and life of a Hamster. Hamster needs toys in order to expel their energy. When the hamster needs some quite time these toys can also be a hide out. Chew toys are important in keeping the teeth of the hamster thin and work in good order.

The most important thing you as the owner and buyer of these hamster toys you need to remember that hamsters are color blind. So if a pushy salesperson tries to sell you a hot pink or metallic shinny blue toy for an extra $5 to help stimulate the hamster senses forget it. All the hamster sees is black and white! Colored toys are really for the owners enjoyment while watching their hamsters play.

The most important toy for your hamster can be a hamster wheel. They travel in the wild places for long hours at night searching for food. So this wheel can be of real help to your hamster as they can travel such long distances on the wheel.

If hamsters are given a proper diet then it is not necessary for them to chew toys otherwise they can be a nice treat for them. They are available in sizes, shapes and flavors. They are made of vegetable and fruit pieces and seeds. If the hamster does not want to chew toys then a dog biscuit can also be offered to them as they love the taste of such biscuits and they also are healthier for the hamsters.

The hamster can also need toys for hiding inside a cage. Like other animals they also prefer little solitude at times and make tunnels for this purpose. But you should see that whether they are large enough because the hamsters can become pregnant too.

Another toy option is the climbing toys. Many hamster toys are available with a ladder type option and buying them can be a good idea as hamsters love to climb.

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With Christmas fast approaching and kids ‘toys I want’ lists getting longer and longer by the day, from a parent’s perspective, are these latest craze Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters (often pronounced as Zoo Zoo Pets hamsters and Zu Zu Pets hamsters) worth buying, or would you be better off buying one of the other toys on the list?

With Zhu Zhu hamsters having recently secured a position on the Toys r Us hot Christmas list, you can be sure that come Christmas day, most kids will be the proud owner of one…at least. So Christmas day comes and your daughter’s friends are all showing off their cute toy hamsters and she asks you why she is the only one without one, especially as they only cost $7 retail, you will obviously have a very practical and responsible reply that will immediately convince her that she simply doesn’t need one!

The fun. Without a doubt, kids of all ages love these little furry hamsters. Parents find them pretty cool too (well I do anyway!). The great thing about them, besides the four different hamster choices each having different personalities and acting differently, different aspects of these interactive toy pets appeals differently to each child. Girls love the affectionate mode and pampering and taking care of it, almost in a real hamster pet fashion. Boys on the other hand love to see them go fast and do all the cool tricks and moves that they do in explore mode. So whether you’re buying a hamster toy this Christmas for a girl or boy, they will equally be thoroughly entertained and have literally hour after hour of fun…and that’s from personal experience! Ah, a sudden surge of relaxation time for mom!

There is a great range of accessories available for Zhu Zhu hamster toys, from houses to cars to surfboards. All of the add-ons integrate together, so your kid’s can slowly build up a gigantic fully functional hamster habitat. This will not only extend the amount of creativity that your child shows, but also provide an exponential surge in fun and excitement and add on hours of additional time that they spend using it all, without the alternative need to now substitute the hamster for the other latest toy.

How many children these days plead with their parents for a real hamster and for one practical reason or another, it is just not a good idea. Well for those parents in the same boat, you’ll be glad to know that these cute hamster toys are turning out to be a real alternative to the real deal but without the mess and responsibility that goes along with a live pet. I know it doesn’t sound right, but sometimes these days parents just have to be a bit sneaky!

If you are anything like me, I try as hard as I can to keep my daughters away from continual idle entertainment such as video games and marathon TV sessions. I love toys that make them be creative, think and if they get some exercise at the same time, all the better. These Zhu Zhu hamster toys took me completely by surprise. It’s amazing the different things that they think of getting the hamster to do around the house and with all of the various accessories that I have ended up buying and as for exercise, well my little one gets plenty chasing Mr Squiggles from room to room when he goes into explore mode.

Visit Zhu Zhu Hamsters for some great price deals on these toy hamsters and accessories as well as detailed information, parent reviews and hamster action videos. Original article source published under: Zhu Zhu Hamsters

Do I need any chew toys? Should I change my pine bedding? What bedding is the one you totally recommend? Should I get a some chinchilla sand like what people said?Should I get a mini house inside her cage?

Besides toilet roll tubes?

I wanted to get a hamster since I was little. I just wanted to know how much the maintenance will be, and the hamster its self. THANX!!

What is good for hanging gerbil toys by, such as wood sticks, and toilet paper rolls? I read that someone used sewing thread, and even wire, but I wasn’t too sure that was safe for my gerbils. Is thread safe for them to have hanging around in their cadge? I wanted to give them more toys because they are starting to chew on their tubes and I needed something else to capture their attention so they don’t eat through the tubes and escape.

a wood chew and a wheel, although my hamster’s is connected to the outside. Leia (my hamster) appreciates the tubes that are connected to the cage. Also, if you get a running ball, you may have to tape the top to the ball, because it is possible the hamster will chew through the connectors like mine has many times.
Although it will make your cage smell better, I strongly do NOT recommend the chlorophyll litter because I have had two hamsters and a few mice die right after using it.
Another helpful tip is never use pine wood chip litter in the cage. This will make it sick and will most likely die.
I also do not recommend most water bottles that come with cages. I had to replace the flat tipped water bottle with an angled ball type water bottle which had to be hooked on with a wire coat hanger that had to be cut and bent to hold the bottle in place.

I have some clay that you bake in the oven so it becomes solid. My mom says its like some thing that’s pronounced FEE-Mo clay… Would this be ok to make a little hut or house for my gerbil with?

I am probably getting two gerbils (because they are social) this weekend and I need ideas for good toys for them because I want them to feel good when they get here. Please Help!!

i love hamsters but gerbils are very similar so i will give you some ideas that i use!
-a box full of special sand (FOR CHINCHILLAS) they love to roll in it!
-a toilet tube simple!
-a toilet tube that is filled with treats and food and sealed with masking safe tape at each end so the gerbil/hamster has to chew the tube to get to the treats
-a homemade maze (cardboard)
- boxes make simple and fun toys
-a toilet tube with strings that hang from the top of the cage so it is like a tube in the air
and with the ink thing. it doesnt seem to bother my hamster but too much ink is not a good idea
These are all my ideas but I am sure there will be loads more all over the web!