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Syrian Hamster Knowledge
I onced asked a hamster to tell me everything he knew about himself. He wouldn't tell me a thing. Maybe you can do better? Find out how much you really know about our hamstery friends.
1. When were hamsters first domesticated?
500 years BC
Some time in the 16th century
1850
1930
2. What feeding classification do hamsters fall under?
Herbivore - They eat plants and vegetables.
Carnivore - They eat meat.
Omnivore - They eat plants, meat and more.
Granivore - They eat seeds and grains.
3. What food shouldn't be given to a hamster?
Tomato
Pasta
Peanuts
Bread
4. How many fingers and toes, total, does a hamster have?
Fourteen
Sixteen
Eighteen
Twenty
5. How many incisor (front) teeth does a hamster have?
Two
Four
Six
Twenty
6. When are hamsters naturally awake?
In the day
In the evening
In the night
Saturday
7. What sort of environment did hamsters live in when they lived in the wild?
In forest-like surroundings
In the ocean, surviving in little boats made of shells
Grassland, fields and meadows
Desert, dry dusty places
8. The original colour of a hamster is called "golden", but what does it really look like?
A rich brown, some black markings and white belly fur
Just a rich brown with black belly fur
Brown with grey patches
It really looks like the hamster is made of solid gold
9. Hamsters can swim, but why shouldn't they swim?
They attract sharks
The water gets in their eyes and it stings them
The water washes oils out of their fur
They might get an infection
10. In a scientific sense, what makes a 'hamster' different from a rat, gerbil or other small animal?
They have short tails
They have cheek pouches
They are not very good at jumping
They live on their own