Don’t you just love it when a hamster is in the room? It radiates such amazing energy and joy! These cute little creatures are so full of life and have a way of catching your attention. Needless to say, they’re not just fun pets. They’re also the perfect subjects to photograph! No wonder we see people posting hamster pictures on the internet (not as much as cats and dogs, but hamsters are still pretty high in the Favorite Pets ranking).
Do you know that a hamster once earned a Guinness World Record? In 1974, a hamster in Louisiana gave birth to 26 baby hamsters. The average number is 8 babies per litter. And since we’re talking about awards, hamsters hands down win the “Cutest Animal Ever Award”. Ok, it’s not an official award, but don’t dare tell us they don’t deserve it. Maybe it’s because their tiny little bodies are like marshmallows. Maybe it’s because they have such sweet faces and small paws. Or maybe it’s because they move around so quickly, it’s as if they know you want to wrap your hands around them, but they make sure you can’t catch them. Whatever the reason, we think these cute hamster pictures show they may be small, but they have big personalities. Warning: cuteness overload ahead!
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Tired Hamster
This is simply adorable, unfortunately, wheels like that can easily get hamster feet caught in them and break their legs. Bar wheels are often bought because they are the cheapest option, but wheels that are made of hole-less plastic, while more expensive, are much better for their health. Also, I noticed the lack of bedding, space, and things to do. Hamsters are very active creatures, and they love to burrow and make underground tunnels. Around eight to twelve inches of sturdy bedding is enough for most hamsters. Hamsters should also be provided with plenty of chew toys and hides to keep themselves busy. I hate to rain on the parade here, but proper care must be taken into account so all animals in human care live they’re happiest lives!
Also - wood chips are bad for hamsters as the volatile oils can scar their lungs.
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Think we can all appreciate that level of "I'm done, stopping right here, right naow!".
I’ve Just Moved Into A New House After A Nasty Divorce, So I’ve Bought Something To Cheer Myself Up. Everyone, Meet Piglet
Hamsters Doing A Snooze
It's Biscuit's Birthday Today! She Got A Birthday Hat, Her Favourite Vegetable And A New Climbing Frame
I Think Biscuit Likes His New Hamster Bed
Hamster Preaching To His People
Tiny Hamster Butt
It Took Us 1984 Hours To Create This Miniature Town For Hamsters
This Is Toast. He Just Finished Running Laps Behind The Couch Cushions. He’s One Ecstatic Hamster
I Gave My Pea A Grain Stick And He Immediately Hugged It Like It Was His Treasure
Just A Little Hamster Enjoying Some Snacks In Their Tiny Clay Cup
The King Of Cuteness
Mango Enjoying His Sunday Morning Charcuterie
This looks like one of those 17th Century Dutch portraits where they show off what lovely kitchenware they have.
Quarantine, Day 14. Me And My Boyfriend Spent The Whole Day Setting Up An Art Gallery For Our Gerbil
"Please don't chew" lol he be chewin' (Edit: that one hamster's painting in this thread belongs in this place)
Little Fellow Broke His Arm
My rat Hamlet broke her arm my sophomore year of college. Because of her "cast", she obviously had a hard time moving around and developed pneumonia. I tried to nurse her back to health, even made a bed out of an old lunchbox and kept her with me as I went to classes. My poor baby lived another two months but looking back on it now, i shouldn't have put her through that.
Baby Hamster With A Punk Hairdo
Hazel Likes To Watch Me Play Video Games
Rescued From A Glue Trap: Day 1- Day 22
Made Him A Small Beanie For His Birthday
Fire The Cannon
So My Friends Hamster Thinks He's The Don
Apparently This Is How We Drink Water Now
Bruce, My Hamster, Is Weird. Here's He Sleeping
My Hamster, Bao Bao, In This Tiny Little IKEA Bag I Got
Chubber Butt Joining Us “Properly” At The Dinner Table. This Time He Got Some Green Beans On His Very Own Plate
Life Is Hard
This is what sleeping too little looks like, then your eyes are half closed for the next half and hour and you look like you don’t know what is happening.
Dollhouse-Photoshoot With Sherman Escalated Very Quickly
This one Made me laugh so hard that i snorted out my Apple juice
He Fell Asleep With His Head On His Treat
My New Hamster Made A Little Den For Herself And Fell Asleep
My Granny Knitted A Sombrero For My Hamster
I Make Hats For My Hamster, Piggly
Little Hamster Bartenders Serving Tiny Food And Drinks
My hamsters had the run of my dollhouse. They especially loved trying to squeeze up the stairs as a trio.
Just My GF's Hamster Trying To Escape While My Dog Sleeps
My Hamster Has An Arrow On Its Forehead
I Think I've Hit Rock Bottom. Eating Macaroni And Cheese With My Hamster
I Think My Hamster Spends Too Much Time On His Exercise Wheel
Note: this post originally had 182 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Didn't know I would be seeing 171 (actually 182) Of The Cutest Hamster Pics The Internet Has To Offer today, but apparently I needed every single one of 'em! So many teeny hamster butts, so little time.
Y'all, I know this is unwanted advice but... Hamsters should not be housed together unless for 2 reasons. 1- they are baby hammies and still need to bee separated at a certain age. 2- Roborovski hamsters can be housed together. Hammies are very territorial and will fight and harm other hammies... especially if they are different sizes.
Seeing pictures like that I'm always wondering how do people do it. When I was a kid I had hamsters and they were so fast and so prone to getting into nooks and crannies that letting them on the table or couch, not to mention floor was always a risk. Like, they would jump off of things or get stuck. Do your hamsters run freely around all the time? Or are those photos staged? Like, do you put your hamster next to a plate of food for a few seconds and then catch it & put in the cage again? Or are they really allowed to roam? Aren't you afraid they'll hurt themselves or you accidentally hurt them? I have so many questions!! *To be fair, my first hamster was pretty smart and we let her run around the couch daily, some days she got to run the floors. On the couch we had to stop her from falling of, on the floor - from climbing the fridge and then falling of...
Speaking of my experience, I have about 200 blurry picks of my Hammie and maybe 10 where I just got lucky
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I´m glad that most of the panda pawrents share their lives with their hamsters and do not only keep them in tiny cages, this is the way it should be, good job Pandas.
I've never seen a hamster but they sure seem cute. Wish we had them here in Australia
Until today I fully believed that Hamster was just another name for a Guinea Pig
I loved seeing this. When I was a kid, over the years I had a total of 6 hamsters. Things certainly have changed with the level of attention and interaction people now have with these little cuties. I would love to have a hamster, but I have a cat.
How long do hamsters live now? I had them when I was young, and they almost all developed really nasty tumors or these horrid sores. They were very, very well cared for and my vet would remove them, but it was tough to go through. Switched to ratties and damn, if they don't have a lot of tumor problems as well. Ferrets now - that is a whole different level of vet issues! Thanks for sharing these sweet ones.
are you a jakerton fan by any chance? :eyes:
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Yeah because a lot of pet stores don't feed their animals correctly and keep too many of them in a small space. Many animal species would resort to cannibalism in that circumstance.
Load More Replies... Didn't know I would be seeing 171 (actually 182) Of The Cutest Hamster Pics The Internet Has To Offer today, but apparently I needed every single one of 'em! So many teeny hamster butts, so little time.
Y'all, I know this is unwanted advice but... Hamsters should not be housed together unless for 2 reasons. 1- they are baby hammies and still need to bee separated at a certain age. 2- Roborovski hamsters can be housed together. Hammies are very territorial and will fight and harm other hammies... especially if they are different sizes.
Seeing pictures like that I'm always wondering how do people do it. When I was a kid I had hamsters and they were so fast and so prone to getting into nooks and crannies that letting them on the table or couch, not to mention floor was always a risk. Like, they would jump off of things or get stuck. Do your hamsters run freely around all the time? Or are those photos staged? Like, do you put your hamster next to a plate of food for a few seconds and then catch it & put in the cage again? Or are they really allowed to roam? Aren't you afraid they'll hurt themselves or you accidentally hurt them? I have so many questions!! *To be fair, my first hamster was pretty smart and we let her run around the couch daily, some days she got to run the floors. On the couch we had to stop her from falling of, on the floor - from climbing the fridge and then falling of...
Speaking of my experience, I have about 200 blurry picks of my Hammie and maybe 10 where I just got lucky
Load More Replies... I´m glad that most of the panda pawrents share their lives with their hamsters and do not only keep them in tiny cages, this is the way it should be, good job Pandas.
I've never seen a hamster but they sure seem cute. Wish we had them here in Australia
Until today I fully believed that Hamster was just another name for a Guinea Pig
I loved seeing this. When I was a kid, over the years I had a total of 6 hamsters. Things certainly have changed with the level of attention and interaction people now have with these little cuties. I would love to have a hamster, but I have a cat.
How long do hamsters live now? I had them when I was young, and they almost all developed really nasty tumors or these horrid sores. They were very, very well cared for and my vet would remove them, but it was tough to go through. Switched to ratties and damn, if they don't have a lot of tumor problems as well. Ferrets now - that is a whole different level of vet issues! Thanks for sharing these sweet ones.
are you a jakerton fan by any chance? :eyes:
Load More Replies... Yeah because a lot of pet stores don't feed their animals correctly and keep too many of them in a small space. Many animal species would resort to cannibalism in that circumstance.
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