1. a cage: 70cm x 30cm x 30cm for dwarf or 75cm x 40cm x 40cm for a syrian.                  

 

2. a healthy food mix: ideal to add a pinch of oats every 3 days.

 

3. treats (2 times a week).

 

4. food bowl: make shure it big enough for your hamster to sit in it, heavy and semi-deep.

 

5. water bottle with a ball at the end.

 

6. a variety of chews

 

7. a hide away or hut big enough for the hamster.

 

8. toys and tunnels

 

9. a 8 in wheel for syrian a 6 1/2 in for dwarfs.

 

10. ball (optional)

 

11. playpen (optional)

 

12. chinchilla sand (not dust) and sand bath

 

13. bedding ( no saw dust or wood shavings but aspen

is alright).

 

14. nesting material (not cotton or fluffy).

 

15. gardening gloves (if a nippy hamster).

 

16. a tooth brush for grooming ( groom long haired hamsters daily.

 

17. a sheet (to cover the hamsters cage forthe first few days.