Hamster Exercise
Part of hamster care is ensuring your pet hamster is kept fit, ok this does not mean barking orders at them and ordering them to drop and give you twenty, rather it is making sure they have access to exercise regularly.
You will need a hamster wheel for them to run in, hamsters love wheels and some use them for hours on end during the night and daytime. A quick tip is to use some oil on the wheel as they can quickly become annoying when they start to squeak every time it is used, a dab of oil on the moving part will remedy this. In the wild hamsters will come out from their burrows when it is dark and go on long searches for food or for a mate and having an exercise wheel in the cage will act as the perfect substitute for this behaviour. Look for an enclosed wheel so it is not possible for the hamster to fall out an injure themselves and always check the wheel everyday to ensure that it is not becoming loose. It is noted that pregnant female hamsters use the exercise wheel a lot more often; this is because they are preparing for the birth by working their muscles
If you have a multi level cage then you can add to it over time, this way you are increasing the possibilities that your hamster has to travel around. Marvellous contraptions have been built for hamsters using these cages so if you have the room we recommended these cages. Not to mention that kids will love them and enjoy hours of fun and creativity in building a vast network for your hamster to run around in. It will only be your budget and the availability of room that limits the possibilities of the tubular caging, as there are many different pieces to use as extensions to the cage.