Harry Hamster. Information about hamsters.
Chinese Hamsters, Chinese Dwarf Hamsters
 The Chinese hamster was the first of the dwarf hamsters to be kept as a domestic pet. Although the Chinese dwarf hamster is not scientifically classified as a dwarf hamster but as a ‘rat like hamster’ they are patently dwarf when compared to their Syrian hamster cousins.
They are a longer and thinner looking than their other cousins the Russian hamster and have a tail. Their tail can be as long as 3 cm.
 The colouration of the dwarf Chinese hamster is now quite varied from almost white, light beige to brown with almost white undersides. All have a dark stripe down the spine and a matching spot on the head. There is a variety called ‘dominant spot’ which relates to a number of whitish spots on the darker background which can vary in number.
 The
Chinese hamster is not as easy to be tamed as other dwarf hamsters and if perseverance
fails to bring your pet to hand then there is always the fascination of just
observing this beautiful creature, which will give you many hours of pleasure
in any case. It would appear, from what I have read that the Chinese hamster
will bite more often than any other hamster but I do not know this to be an observed
fact
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