I had an adorable Guinea Pig named Dusty when I was a kid. I love that little guy. I would highly recommend them. They're affectionate and loving little balls of fluff.

Sorry but I don't know much about hamsters. All I know is my cousin Nicole has what she THOUGHT were 2 girls but it turned out they were male and female. She ended up having over 20 babies and before she had a chance to stop her, the mama ate HALF of the litter!