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 people post hamster memes and 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”. 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.
Load More Replies...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
Was just about to write that as i saw your comment lol it's the first thing I thought as i saw that pic
Load More Replies...They look so cute I want to (respectfully) flip each of them with a spatula (in a non-weird way)
It looks like he's already been flipped by a spatula.
Load More Replies...It's Biscuit's Birthday Today! She Got A Birthday Hat, Her Favourite Vegetable And A New Climbing Frame
i need to immediately be told where to get tiny hamster party hats. AT ONCE.
Happy Birthday!! You stuff those little cheeks with all the cake you can eat!!
I Think Biscuit Likes His New Hamster Bed
My recently deceased hamster was named biscuit and he looked just like this good boy. I miss my lil buddy
I love hamsters. They are such cute little creatures. I just wished they lived longer because you get so attached to them.
Hamster Preaching To His People
Keep in mind when getting hamsters, they need to have been raised together and properly bonded before living in the same enclosure. I had two hamsters together as a kid, and they killed each other after several fights. I was pretty much scarred for life after that.
Even if they have been raised together there is still a high chance they will start fighting to the death some day
Load More Replies...Tiny Hamster Butt
It Took Us 1984 Hours To Create This Miniature Town For Hamsters
I feel conflicted about this one because for one h that’s a Guinea pig in the far right and two hamsters are territory and there’s clearly two of them hiding from the Guinea pig.
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
I so love giving my pets their food and greens and See how happy they are
Just A Little Hamster Enjoying Some Snacks In Their Tiny Clay Cup
The hamster should have zero difficulty climbing out of that if desired. It's also generally a rule of thumb that stressed animals don't eat, so I'd say that's likely a happy hamster.
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ITS KING GEORGE THE THIRD HAHAHHAHA 🎶🎶you’ll be back, soon you’ll see, youll remember you belong to meeee🎶🎶
excuse me while i curl up into a ball and sob hysterically because of how cute this is
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.
Absolute repect to whoever made this tiny cast. That's commitment and ability.
Baby Hamster With A Punk Hairdo
Hazel Likes To Watch Me Play Video Games
Rescued From A Glue Trap: Day 1- Day 22
BOOOH I signed - like - a hundred petitions from Peta and other orgs against hose horrible glue traps that are used in many countries to catch and kill mice, but that actually kill other animals like birds or hamsters too, in Germany glue traps are "only" legal to hang from your ceiling to catch flies, I find that cruel either and never ever used them, I use a fly swatter if I have too many of them annoying me in my apartment, if I get them it´s one quick swat and they´re dead, but they do not get stuck and do not starve, thanks so much for rescuing this precious lil hamster!!!
Say Cheese
Made Him A Small Beanie For His Birthday
Fire The Cannon
A Tiny Vegetable Gym For Hamsters Who Hate Exercise
So My Friends Hamster Thinks He's The Don
"Now you come to me and you say, 'Hammy, give me cute pics.' But you don't ask with respect, you don't offer snacks."
Apparently This Is How We Drink Water Now
Bruce, My Hamster, Is Weird. Here's He Sleeping
Just a little more care information, I know I’m super bad with just “living with it”. Anyway, hamsters are very energetic, and they should be given a larger enclosure than us to take out all their energy. Also, hamsters need wheels big enough so that their backs don’t bend. If their backs Bend, there’s a risk of them getting back injury. I would also recommend cage that could hold more bedding, because hamsters are excellent at burrowing and love digging tunnels in about 8 to 12 inches of bedding. This picture is adorable, and I mean no offense to the owner. I have owned rodents almost my entire life, and I used to care for my pets in and inefficient fashion when I was younger as well. I totally understand where this person is coming from, and I think their pet is precious and loved.
I wish I could explain that this behavior is a sigh of extreme stress without getting yelled at :’)
I'd like to hear the explanation. You're less likely to get yelled at when you back up your declaration. I'm also genuinely curious.
Load More Replies...My Hamster, Bao Bao, In This Tiny Little IKEA Bag I Got
Did you know your hamster after the Pixar short Bao? If so, respect.
Chubber Butt Joining Us “Properly” At The Dinner Table. This Time He Got Some Green Beans On His Very Own Plate
Move aside, people. He's officially integrated into society now. Next up: his campaign for mayor.
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.
How can he sleep when there's only 5 squares of toilet paper left?
Load More Replies...Dollhouse-Photoshoot With Sherman Escalated Very Quickly
This one Made me laugh so hard that i snorted out my Apple juice
I snorted out my chocolate milk just reading this, let alone the picture lol 😆
Load More Replies...He Fell Asleep With His Head On His Treat
is it just me or does anyone else want to pick this floof up and hold him?
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
Mine too and thank you for calling him Grogu not baby yoda
Load More Replies...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.
The dioramas these OPs are creating are amazing! And these little furry guys just seem to naturally belong there!
Just My GF's Hamster Trying To Escape While My Dog Sleeps
Both hamster and dog are beautiful, but predator pets shouldn’t be introduced to prey pets. It can end very badly.
I think it depends on the animals personality. I had a Corgi that absolutely loved to protect other animals. He would play with our hamster and rat.
Load More Replies...My Hamster Has An Arrow On Its Forehead
*Aang. Unless there was a joke in spelling his name.
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Stuck
one of the best reasons to have a hamster-they can entertain us when they get stuck and they struggle to get out and we have to help them.
I laughed out loud at this and now my mom is looking at me weird 🤣🤣🤣
Hamster On Foot
My hamster, Milky, did this whenever she escaped. Miss her...
I Think My Hamster Spends Too Much Time On His Exercise Wheel
Went Out To Buy Noodles. Came Back With A Hamster. Everyone, This Is Noodles
Try not to buy pets on impulse. You can be uninformed on their proper care and end up causing more harm than good.
Very Hamsome
Baby Hamster
Woman Creates Tiny Lockdown Scenes With Her Pet Hamsters And It’s Too Adorable
Me Watching A Scary Movie
My Cousin's Hamster After Eating A Ton Of Popcorn
It is they have a special pouch in their mouth that can help store food.
Load More Replies...Sleeping Hamsters With The King On Top
Somehow, I misread the, King On Top, as Klingon on Top. Hoo-boy! I think I may need a new pair of glasses.😂
First, you have no idea how big the cage is. Secondly, it looks like a young litter, so as dwarf hamsters, they are just fine.
Load More Replies...None Of My Mates Seem To Appreciate How Cute This Photo Is, So Am Posting Here For The First Time To Get The Acknowledgement It Deserves
That's actually quite a beautiful shot. Hams aren't the easiest subjects for photo shoots.
She's 90 In Hamster Years. She Hasn't Been Moving Much, So I've Been Bottle Feeding Her Along With Her Water Bottle. She Loves Baby Food
Ham Kardashian
The Utterly Disappointed Look The Hamster Gave Me When We Took Too Long To Find The Lid For Her Ball
Unfortunately, that ball is too small and could hurt her little back. Balls are also not the most safe option, because they can crash, be stepped, on or fall down stairs, therefore causing damage or in some cases killing hamsters. A safer option is play pens or other large enclosed spaces.
And their little feet get stuck in the vents
Load More Replies...My GF's Hamster Wants To Say Hello
This Is Kira. She Still Hates Me And Bites My Nose Everytime I Try To Kiss Her, But I Love Her Lots
Adorable Hamster Butt
Girl Dresses Hamster Up In Cute Cardboard Costumes
Hamster Cooling Down In Summer
In Vienna, Austria, Is Cemetery Full Of Wild Hamsters. Like, Tons Of Them. Here Are Some Of My Dad’s Photos
Same here. I found a blog with an interesting info - https://wildlife-travel.com/en/european-hamsters-at-the-central-cemetery-in-vienna/#European_hamsters_in_Vienna
Load More Replies...Tofu Learned That She Doesn't Have To Get Out Of Bed To Get A Drink
Colored bedding is not good for hamsters because if they eat it it could make them sick.
My Friend's Hamster Looks Like He's Plotting To Take Over The World
I Was Making Masks And My Hamster Decided It Was His Hammock. Meet My Baby, Dexter
My Blueberry Dwarf Hamster Looks So Noble
Who Am I
My Daughters New Hamster Noodles, Looks Like Hes Got Some Serious Stories To Tell
So Yesterday My Hamster Escaped From His Cage And Somehow Ended Up Inside My Computer. My PC No Longer Works
My Big Dangerous Rottweiler With My Baby Hamster
"I better not move. Can't let the hamster roll and fall on the floor."
Dwarf Hamster
Sir, Are You Aware That You Are A Hamster
My Current Hammie Boi
I Made My Hamster A Market Stall
When Your Daughter Wants You To Take Birthday Portraits Of Her Hamster, You Take Birthday Portraits Of Her Hamster
How Hamsters Sleep Under Their Plastic Igloo
Digging Box And Floof Hamster Bum For Size Reference
I trove digging boxes, they are excellent stimulation for hamsters! He looks so happy and fluffy!
A Hamster Butt
Hamster With A Hoodie
My Hamster When She Wakes Up
My Little Prodigy
I think it should be instead of the Mona Lisa. It’s much more interesting.
Load More Replies...My Daughter’s Hamster Always Climbs On Me When I’m Painting. Closest Thing To A Hype Man I’ll Ever Have
Tiger
Pancake, Our Library’s Hamster, Working Hard
Butterfly On A Hamster
Her Name Is Quicksilver And She Looks A Bit Funny
Seraphina And My Dad Were Vibing Last Night. She Sat On His Stomach Without Moving Until Dad Had To Leave
No Paparazzi Please
This Sleepy Nugget Is My New Reason To Live
Very Rarely Does Coco Pose For A Picture
Kissing Booth
Here Is My Special Boi, His Name Is Sloth, And He Has No Teeth So His Tongue Always Hangs Out
Waiting For Santa Like
My Dad Brought A 3D Printed Gift For Tony To Thanksgiving Dinner
That Sad Moment When All You Wanted Was Another Bite
Tiny Hamster Enjoying A Tiny Nutritious Lunch
My Temmie Is An Absolute Unit Of A Hamster! She Looks Like A Little Ball
Meet The Tiniest Hamster In Your Life
Someone Spilled Their Hamster On The Couch
I Work At A Pet Store, And We Gave The Baby Hamsters A Truck
My Hamster Is Chillin' After Hard Work Day
The Grocery Store Thinks They Can Get Away With Selling Me Just One Egg
Nino Noticed The Humans Laughing At Him Sitting Like A Prawn
The Ears. The Delicate Paws. The Snub Tail. The Bubblegum Nose
Chonky Hamster
My Fiance' Taking Our Hamster Outside For The First Time
That seem unnecessarily dangerous. They can bolt faster than you can move.
A Cup O' Hamster With A Dash Of Noodle
My GF's Russian Dwarf Hamster, Chewie
Hamster With A Pencil
My Dwarf Hamster At The Vet Today
Holding Hands
Sonic
A Dog, 8 Birds And Cute Hamster Best Friends Ever
Say Hi To Eugene
Showed Homunculus Today In A Hamster Show Put On By The California Hamster Association
Innocent Face
Thought You Might Enjoy Some Sleepy Sherman Pics
I Made A Pokémon Leaf Green/Fire Red Style House For My Hamster. And She Loves It
Meet My Hamster Scarlett Johamster
Really Milking It Trynna Be Adopted
The Cutest Co-Worker Ever
Prof. Chaos Office Hours Start Now
Found My Hamster Taking A Nap After Eating Too Much
My Little Sister Put Sunglasses On Her Hamster
Made My Hamster A Little Tea Party And Toast Today
This Is What My Hamster Does When She's Mad At Me For Cleaning Her Cage And Throwing Out Her Food Stash
My Dwarf Hamster Is Resting Her Lil Paw On My Finger
Meet This Little Confused Fluffball, My Roborovski Hamster
Caught In The Act
Wasn't me. I didn't do it. I'm uh... sleepwalkin'. That's right, sleepwalkin'.😆
His Ears Can Go Up, Down, Guinea Pig, And Seal
Does The Jury Believe Theo Is Guilty On The Charges Of Vandalizing A Plant
Magic Mirror On The Wall, Who Is The Cutest One Of All
I Tried Taking A Cute Picture Of Beans But Instead It Looks Like He's Kung Fu Fighting
Many Of You Might Remember This Photo. Meatball Crossed Over The Rainbow Bridge Last Night, And I Am Heartbroken
I Made This House/Toy For My Hamster
My Hamster Fell Asleep On The Floor
My IKEA Desk Came With A Built-In Hamster Holder! (Hamster Not Included)
My Hamster Is Plotting Something
My Daughter’s Hamster Fell Asleep In Her Doll’s Cat Bed
Couldn't Find Anyone To Watch My Hamster Over Thanksgiving Break, So He Stayed With Me At The Hotel. He Even Got His Own Bed
IM very scared that most people think it’s ok to do this. Letting a hamster free roam in this large of an areas is fine if watched and they can’t eat anything or get lost in anything but this picture makes me greatly uncomfortable
People have to stop taking these photos so literally. Do you really think this person, who couldnt find a pet sitter so she took her hammy with her!, left him unattended? After taking his pic? Maybe she just set him up to look like he had his own huge bed, close enough to catch if he ran?? Please stop attacking others for having some safe fun with harmless photo shoots.
My Friend Got A New Hamster
Mabel Really Likes To Test My Nerves
The Meatball
Hi, This Is My Best Friend. I Hope He Makes You Smile As Much As He Does For Me
My Friend's Hamster Named Tolkien
This Is My Hamster I Hope You Like Him
Got My First Hamster, Gordon Hamsay, Last Week. He’s An Adorable Fluffball
I'd live to hear him squeaking at other hamsters in the kitchen.
Every Now And Then My Hamster Rides My Corgi. He Doesn't Know What To Do
The Welch believe that fairies ride corgis, therefore, you have a fairy hamster!
My Hamster Tofu Loves To Gnaw On Spaghetti
She Thicc
Ringo Has A Hut But He Chooses To Sleep Like This Instead
When You’re A Hamster But Everyone Thinks You’re A Rat
I Gave My Stormy A Tennis Ball And This Is All He Does Now
Abandoned Hairless Hamster Gets A Tiny Sweater To Protect From Cold
Don't Tell My Roommate, But I Gave His Hamster A Little But Of My Pancake
Hiding Hamster
Is Name Is Mr. Chicken Nugget
Hamsters Who Sit Like This Have A 100% Chance Of Stealing Your Girl
I Couldn’t See Bluey This Morning, Then All Of A Sudden She Just Popped Her Head Up
Meet Peaches
My Hamster Pablo In His Little House
Meet Basil The Hamster
Partners In Crime
Rhubarb In A Tree
Morning Meditation
Munching A Pea
My Illegal Dorm Hamster
Do you think it might be unwise to publicly broadcast your crimes? Then again (and I’m quoting Ryan North in the squirrel girl comics) “obeying an unjust law is itself unjust”. This is top hamster though!
Hamster Heiney
It's A Little Family Of Hamsters
This Is Snacc, One Of My Two Girls
This Baby Hamster At Petco Really Wanted To Be In The Picture
Went To Put My Drink Down, Realized This Cupholder Was Already Taken
She Doesn’t Protect, She Doesn’t Attack, She’s Only Here For The Snack
My Hamster Out For A Walk
I walked my hammy just like this when I was a kid. Built stick forts in grass and dirt, etc. He lived in a habitrail with cedar shavings and had an exercise ball. Gasp! My boy lived to 6+yo.Yes, 6! I've had others dispute this age. Please don't. Be careful, use common sense with your hams.
I'd also like to know why. Mine always seemed to pretty clearly enjoy going outside with me.
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Chubber Butt Joining Us At The Dinner Table. He Got Some Broccoli To Munch On
I Raise You A Shoulder Gerbil
What Penelope The Gerbil Does For 20 Hours Of The Day
My Hamster Hammond Died And Now Lives On As An Emote In My Schools Esports Discord Server
Brownie
Today I Give Thanks To My Family - Big And Small
My New Hamster, Mark Fluffalo
Leopold Isn’t A Fan Of The Foam Bath Treatment
OF COURSE HES NOT A FAN, BATHS ARNET GOOD FOR HAMSTERS!!!!!! PLEASE DO PROPER RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING ANY ANIMAL!!!!
Unless they get something stuck in their fur or get into something toxic. PetMD has good instructions on how to bathe them in the rare event it becomes necessary.
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That is stressing the hamster plus it’s not natural plus the tube looks very tight and was most likely forced into it.
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.
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.
