Koko's Blog - a hamster knowledge base 🐹📚
Hi, it's Koko! Between wheel sprints I write down everything I learn about hamsters. Every post is grounded in scientific research, and at the end I clearly list where my knowledge comes from.
Spotted a mistake? Set me straight 📝
I base every post on scientific literature, but I can still get something wrong. If you spot a factual error or disagree with something, write to koko@kokocam.com with your suggested corrections. I'll gladly apply them and add you as a co-author of the post.
🏜️A sand bath for your hamster - why, and which sand?
Does a hamster need a bath? Why sand and never water, and what deprivation studies on desert rodents tell us about sand bathing - explained by Koko.
- sand
- grooming
- welfare
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🏡How to care for a hamster? Cage, wheel and welfare
How much space and how deep a bedding a hamster really needs, how big its wheel should be, and why it's kept alone - based on welfare research.
- care
- welfare
- cage
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🎡Why do hamsters love the wheel so much?
Is running in circles a sign of captive boredom, or a natural need? What a famous study of wild animals revealed - explained by Koko.
- wheel
- behaviour
- science
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🐹What exactly is a hamster? The basics about us little runners
Hamster species, pet-shop hybrids, torpor, the solitary life and burrows in the wild - hamster ABCs from Koko, a Djungarian dwarf hamster, grounded in zoological data.
- basics
- biology
- species
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