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CONTENTS

1. Foreword
2. Introduction
3. List of Illustrations

4. I. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HAMSTERS

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6. 1.

   The Value of Scientific Information ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. 2.

   Hamster Genera and Physical Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. 3.

   Native Life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. 4.

   Living Multiplication Tables ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. 5.

    Domestication ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. 6.

    A Typical Basement Hamstery ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. 
    II. HOW TO START A HAMSTERY, EITHER HOBBY OR COMMERCIAL

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    Preliminary Steps ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. 8.

    A Profitable Hobby ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. 9.

    Pen Construction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. 10.

    Buying Commercial Breeding Stock ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Hamster Strains, So-Called ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Breeding Records ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Pet Fanciers and Small Stock Farmer ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    The Beginner and the Laboratory Markets ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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21. 15.

    Purchase of Newly Weaned Female Hamsters. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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22. 16.

    Expanding Into a Commercial Hamstery ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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23. II. HOUSING

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    Introductory Notes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Pen Habits and Hardware Cloth ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Hobby Hamstery Pens ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Display Cages ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Two-Pen Solid Floor Observation Unit ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Fancier’s 2-Pen Unit ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Author’s Preference 4-Pen Unit ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Watering Devices ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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32. 25.

    Exercise Wheels ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Additional Notes on Housing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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34. IV. HOW TO OPERATE A HAMSTERY

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    Dietary Requirements and Feeding Schedules ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Propagation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Temperature ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Culling ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Sex Distinctions. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Pedigrees and Breeding Records ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Replacements ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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42. 34.

    Care of Weaned Young ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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    Operations on Commercial Basis ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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