Hamsters are crepuscular animals that are active primary during twilight1. Hamsters also nocturnal animals because they are active during the night2.
It is about 1:30 AM when i made this post, and Hampton my hamsters cutely sleeping on his bed. Whereas an hour ago he was still actively biting green beans.
References:
[1] Fritzsche, Peter. 2008. Hamsters: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual. Barron's Educational Series Inc., NY ISBN 0-7641-3927-4.
[2] Kuhnen, G. (2002). Comfortable quarters for hamsters in research institutions. In "Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals" Eds V. Reinhardt and A. Reinhardt. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington DC. pp.33-37
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Hamster Facts: Crepuscular and Nocturnal Animals was first published on the Hamster Allergies
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