I got my second hamster when I was 6! He was the sweetest little guy ever. I highly, highly [highly, highly, highly, highly X100] reccomend a male teddy bear hamster. I've had two, and both were as sweet as puppies! I have heard it's not best to use and aqarium, because they don't get enough circulation. I had a habitrail for a short while. While it looked really cool and was probably fun for him, he used to escape from it nearly every week. I think your best bet would be a barred cage. At PetCo they have some with 3 stories (the hamsters use a ladder to climb to the next one. or if they're like mine they hold onto the edge of the next floor up and pull themselves up! lol) They don't smell if their cages are cleaned reguraly (about once a week).
They are great little pets. and they teach responsibility. |