Roborovski Hamsters

When I started looking into Roborovski's, it soon became clear (and fustrating) that there were almost no sites dedicated just to them. The best I could find was a short paragraph about Roborovski's with not much useful info. That's why I started this site. It is devoted to Roborovski's, giving you all the facts in one convenient place. I hope you like it, and find it interesting and informative.

Roborovski Hamsters (Phodopus roborovskii) are the smallest and fastest of all the hamster family and are kept as domestic pets. Of the hamster species, they live the longest (2 to 3 and a half years).

They are very curious, easily startled, and generally timid little hamsters. Their suitability as pets to be handled is further diminished by their size and speed. Roborovski's are, however, extremely social and affectionate with each other, and when housed together from an early age, sleep in one place and indeed eat, play, etc. together. They have a very good temperament and rarely bite either each other or people, which makes them ideal for family pets.

They grow to about 4 - 5cm long (not 7cm like you sometimes hear) and have bullet shaped bodies and have very long back legs for running extremly quickly. This website includes all the information you need to get to know the details of keeping , breeding, understanding and making the most out of your Roborovski(s).

UPDATE- New photos/update to page - New photos have been added of Tic's wounds after serious fighting in the photo gallery. The fighting page has also been updated with a new photo and more information.

• Nearly all the basics covered, in one page. Visit 'General Information'
• Visit 'Tic & Tac, my Robo's' for some lovely photo's of my two Roborovski Hamsters.
• If you are wondering what type of cage/aquarium to buy if you are getting a Roborovski, visit Housing.
• Go to the 'Feeding' page to see a listof what you can & can't feed your Robo's.
• In the Wild is the page to see if you want to know about where Roborovski's originated from.
• The checklist contains all the information about the essential buys to keeping a Roborovski.
• The Breeders and breeding page tells shows you where to find your nearest Roborovski breeder (USA & UK) as well as telling you how to breed your Robo's
• Find out about what colour variations there are with Robo's in Appearance.
• Having trouble thinking of a name for your hamster? The Names page has over 2,800 for you to choose from!
• Please leave a comment in Guestbook if you have a question or a complaint about the text in this website.
• Please feel free to contact me at any time if you want any hamster-related questions answered and/or send me photos or a video of your hamsters too. Visit the contact page for more info.
• See the links page for other useful Roborovski hamster websites.

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This site was last updated on - 20th November 2008 

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