What are the methods for building a hamster farm?

SummaryA hamster farm should preferably be built indoors. A room can be built with bricks and enclosed for breeding, with glass and protective measures installed around it. During this period, care should be taken to frequently replace the wood shavings to prevent dampness, and warming measures should also be strengthened. Some five grains and miscellaneous cereals can be fed as appropriate, such as corn flakes, buckwheat and wheat, etc., but too much high-calorie food such as sunflower seeds should not be fed.

I. Breeding environment

1. Hamsters are suitable for breeding in fenced pens on grassland, but hamsters will dig holes, so they can also be bred indoors in a room built with bricks and enclosed, with glass and protective measures installed around it to prevent the hamsters from escaping.

2. It is best to clean the water bottle and feed bowl every day, frequently replace damp wood shavings, and scald the farm with hot water for disinfection. Wash hands before and after playing with hamsters.

3. A stable temperature should be maintained. Hamsters are suitable for living in a dry environment. During this period, care should be taken to frequently replace the wood shavings to prevent dampness.

4. Hamsters are relatively sensitive to temperature, and wild hamsters often live in burrows, which have a natural temperature-regulating function. Therefore, the farm should maintain a stable temperature. When the temperature changes greatly and in winter, warming measures should be strengthened to prevent hamsters from hibernating.

II. Feeding management

1. To ensure balanced nutrition for hamsters, a variety of foods can be selected to feed hamsters. It is not suitable to use a single ready-made feed for a long time.

2. Drinking water is also an easily overlooked point. If a hamster's drinking water is contaminated, it must be replaced in time. In areas where tap water is not suitable for drinking raw, hamsters should be given the same water that humans drink.

3. During breeding, hamsters should be prevented from being stressed and tense. Hamsters are naturally relatively sensitive and timid. During artificial breeding, contact with humans can easily make them feel stressed and tense. This will cause gastrointestinal discomfort and diarrhea in hamsters, and in severe cases they can get stomach ulcers.

4. During breeding, if it is found that a hamster is not eating and is walking back and forth, the surrounding environment of the hamster should be checked in time, corresponding measures should be taken, and sufficient activity space can be provided.

5. During breeding, do not feed too much high-calorie food such as sunflower seeds, which will cause hamsters to become fat. Fat hamsters are prone to heatstroke in summer.

6. Excessive skin fat in hamsters can also lead to hair loss and affect the growth of hamsters.

7. Hamsters should be given water reasonably, and fresh drinking water should be replaced at any time.

8. During this period, feed as little fruits and vegetables with high water content as possible. Do not give too much each time when feeding, as it can easily cause diarrhea or death.

9. Generally, most fruits and vegetables contain pesticides. During breeding, they should be washed clean with water and dried before feeding.

10. When feeding, combine snacks and staple food. When there are many snacks, the staple food should be appropriately reduced. It is not suitable to feed too many snacks. Fat hamsters are prone to illness.

11. After feeding, feed and snacks can be stored sealed in jars, or stored in the refrigerator. Food found to have insects or ants should be discarded in time.

12. Hamsters love to eat mealworms, but their protein content is relatively high, so feeding a few at a time is enough, and not too many.

13. What is most suitable for hamsters to eat is the five grains and miscellaneous cereals of small birds, such as corn flakes, buckwheat, wheat, etc.