This is a lifestyle that took place primarily underground. A consummate burrower, the wild hamster spent a great deal of her time beneath the surface of the earth, hiding in the cool catacombs of tunnels, safe from the harsh rays of the sun, extreme temperatures, and the teeth and claws of rodent-hungry predators. She would emerge from her safe, cool sanctuary when the sun set to scavenge for her dinner.
Food was scarce in the hamster's native territory, a condition that subsequently served to mold the hamster into an animal that requires a great deal of exercise. In the wild, she was forced to travel vast distances to find sustenance. Joke as we might about hamsters running aimlessly on their exercise wheel - miles and miles in a single day - the hamster is driven by instinct to a life of activity.
Hamster owners need to understand that their pets will live longer and more contentedly if they are provided with appropriate and variegated opportunities to play and interact with people. This means making far more of an effort than simply supplying the animal with 24 hour access to an exercise wheel, to which the hamster can become addicted, not to mention exhausted and dehydrated.
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