When I get my hamster at Petco or Petsmart, how old do they give you them. How old is the average one there?
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The clue to their age is whether your hamster is on its own or housed with other hamsters when you buy them from a pet store.
Generally they will be young hamsters as they are bred to sell, and are sold with a quick turnover, but once hamsters reach adulthood (at around 8 - 11 weeks) they have to be housed seperatly as they are solitary animals and will fight to the death if housed with other hamsters at this stage, so a pet store will seperate them at this age. So if your hamster is caged with other hamsters its likely to be 2 months old or younger, and if housed on its own, it will be 2 - 3 months +
look at its teeth, maybe if there nasty its old. i ahve no idea. im sure there not like 2 years old, unless they are really cheap. usually the price goes down as the animal ages.
I don't know, but they shouldn't be younger than 4 weeks old, ideally they would be 5-6 weeks old.
You'll have to ask them yourself to know I guess.
Anyways, it would be better to get a hamster from a reputable breeder or adopt/rescue one from your local animal shelter, they will be cheaper there too and you will be saving a life.
The average life span of a hamster is 18 months max usually the hamsters from pet stores are about 6 weeks onward, but if you take care of your hamster they can live quite a while the lst one my daughter had Fuzzi lived for 3 years and 1 months, not bad but he was brilliant and the only hamster I have know who came when called
It depends on how long they have been at the pet store. They normally put them up for sale when they are about 2-3 months old. My hamster was 3 1/2 months old when i got her. Hope this helps!
there is no age. its just whenever someone adopts one. then dont know what age it is
they are usally a month old but my friends was like 3 months old! So it matters when you go i would ask the person working there to find out, how old they are, because one time i went to petco and the hamsters still had there eyes closed!
hope this helps
Tali
Hamsters at Petco, Petsmart or any other pet store are usually around the ages or 8-12 weeks old. So, your hamster's age is around there! Thanks, and good luck,
~ Future Vet
When they give out hampsters they give them out when they are 6 weeks old
Five weeks and older
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