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Adoption Requirements

Large Cage

  • 450 square inches or larger
  • 1/4" bar spacing for all hamsters, 1/2" is acceptable for Syrians
  • All surfaces must be solid; no wire bottoms or shelves.

We accept all the cages listed throughout this site. 

Cage Page

Comfortable Wheel

Wheels must be solid-surfaced. Mesh or wire wheels are not accepted.

Dwarves: 8" or larger

Syrians: 10" or larger

We recommend all the wheels listed here:

Wheels

Nutritious Food

We use and recommend Harlan Teklad foods in addition to Higgin's Sunburst seed mix. Mazuri Rat and Mouse blocks are also acceptable. We also like to give plenty of veggies and proteins! For more info, visit the Feeding and Nutrition page! 

Food

Safe Bedding

We use both aspen shavings and paper bedding at our rescue, in addition to other enrichment materials. For more bedding info, see the Bedding page!

Bedding

Stimulating Enrichment

Hamsters need more than bare basics--they need lots of stimulating toys and textures to engage their brain and keep them entertained! We encourage lots of enrichment for our hamsters. Please see the Enrichment page for more ideas.

Enrichment

Our Relationship

Your adoption application is only the beginning. We are here to help you whenever you need. Just contact us any time!

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