Vaccinations

There are no vaccines commercially available for hamsters.

The main disease risk to your pet are the other hamsters or mice, particularly those in pet shops, as infectious disease is more common in the pet shop due to the large number of hamsters and the mixing of groups.

If you go to a pet shop please do not touch those babies, even though they are very, very cute!  Wild mice are also a potential disease risk.

Only allow your precious hamster to come into contact with other animals that you know to be healthy.

As hamsters are normally a solitary animal they should really only be brought together for breeding.

Think twice before going to a hamster party or show as it can be very stressful for them.

When you bring a new pet into your house it is VERY important to quarantine, or separate the new pet in a different room for at least 2 weeks (and preferably after a vet check).