In recent times people in the UK are increasingly going for the smaller categories of pets, like rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters and guinea pigs, and moving away from larger conventional pets like cats and dogs. Of all these options hamsters seem to be the most popular and this is not without reasons. A hamster is a small furry rodent with a round body, short legs, adorable popping eyes and a tail that is shorter than its body. There are five kinds of hamster species commonly kept here in the UK namely: Syrian, Chinese, Roborovski, Dwarf Russian Winter White and Dwarf Russian Campbell. Apart from its cute bodily appearance that is more appealing than those of other small rodents, there are a lot of other benefits that come with keeping these amazing rodents.

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