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You may ask if you own a dwarf hamster, how long do they live? Their life span varies depending on what type of species you own. One year to three and a half years is the average overall life span when they are kept in captivity. In the wild they can live for longer periods of time – up to five years.
- The Siberian and Campbell dwarfs live for approximately one to two years.
- Chinese dwarf lifespan is approximately three years
- The Roborovskii or the Robo as it is often called lifespan is about three to three and a half years
Many factors can affect and influence your pets life span. If they were to injure themselves, incorrect diet, lack of exercise, develop illness and type of housing conditions.
By providing your pet with nutritious healthy diet and stimulating more of the food they would eat in the wild and avoiding junk food can help to increase your pets lifespan. It may be tempting to feed them "junk food" however this can lead to illness in your pet.
There are of course illnesses that can happen to dwarf hamsters that are unavoidable and it's always best to consult your Veterinarian. You can however provide your pet with a stress free living environment. As stress can pay a role in lowering their immune system, and in turn they can become ill.
Illnesses are another threat for dwarf hamsters. By providing your pet with a stress free environment helps keeps your pet's immune system. When your pet becomes stressed, this can play a role in lowering their immune system and they can become ill. Some diseases are unavoidable and it's best to always consult a veterinarian for advice.
You can also provide them with enough living space to adequately move about and exercise on a wheel. A hide house within their home can be beneficial as they are natural burrowers and would provide them with a shelter. Avoid putting inappropriate cage mates together, as this can be very stressful living situation for your pet.
Another factor that can affect your pet's life span is injury. If you are handling your pet, be aware they are very quick moving and a fall could hurt them. If they live in a wire cage, check the cage to make sure there are no rough edges or broken parts that your dwarf could hurt themselves, especially if they were to fall on.
Dwarf hamsters are natural gnawing animals with incisors that continuously grow. They require chew toys to wear them down. By providing unstained and untrained wooden toys can help to meet this need. Avoid plastic chew toys as they can break off in your pet's mouth and cause injury to the inner walls of their mouth.
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Source by Kym Sutherland
