Simple text explains the life cycle and care of hamsters.

What age is the right age to have your first pet? Everything a youngster needs to know about owning and caring for a new hamster is explained in this book including easy-to-understand instructions about daily care, cleaning, feeding and maintaining for one of most popular pets in North America.

Hamsters can be the perfect pets when you don't have a lot of space. This all-in-one guide will help readers become responsible pet owners. A multiple-choice quiz at the end of this volume will allow readers to test their new knowledge.

"A pet hamster is enticed by the family cat to venture outside his well-equipped cage to the sunroom only to very quickly discover life outside his cage is not the best for him."--

When Bonnie comes home from school one day with a hamster named Harvey who is the Sunnyside Daycare classroom pet. The toys are jealous of the attention that Bonnie gives the animal. But when Woody plays with the cage lock and allows the hamster to escape, can the toys get it back into the cage?

From where they sleep to what they eat and how you can make them feel safe and at home, this book gives you all the pet care advice you need to become a hamster s best pal. Learn the inside information on how hamsters communicate, what games they like to play, and how to understand their behavior, so you can build a bond with your pet that will last a lifetime.