These five are Roborovski hamsters (commonly called Robo hamsters), Syrian hamsters, Russian dwarf winter white hamsters, Chinese hamsters, and Campbell’s dwarf hamsters. 3. Most hamsters are solitary ...

European hamsters are a much larger relative of Syrian or dwarf hamsters that are kept widely as pets. Human influence on the hamsters' habitats is being investigated as the cause of the species ...

Animal care technicians at Georgia State University observed a series of peracute deaths in a colony of 210 Syrian hamsters. Thirty-five animals residing in three animal rooms (two rooms in one ...