Corriveau and Steinagel recommend soft, shredded paper bedding like CareFresh. Paper bedding will keep your hamster comfortable, safe, and healthy. Be sure to avoid cedar shavings and corncob bedding.

"They are really a pet, just like any other," said Tony Adler, co-president of the California Hamster Association, a nonprofit hamster advocacy organization. "I think of them similar to cats ...

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After last-minute negotiations between the USA and Canada, the two countries’ planned reciprocal import tariffs have been paused for 30 days. On 1 February, US President Donald Trump officially ...