2006-10-29 13:56:58 · 13 answers · asked by Brandon911 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I believe their average life span is about 2 years. I just got mine about 9 months ago, so can't say for sure.
2006-10-29 14:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A typical hamsters life expectancy is usually about 2 years. Mine lived for four 1/2 years. I ended up having her put to sleep because she eventually went blind, lost all her teeth, had a stroke so she lost mobility of the left side of her body and when she was able to get up and walk around she would have a seizure and collapse, rather sad. When the vet euthanized her I cried so hard they didn't charge me.
2006-10-30 14:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by krystal_lynne612 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it mostly depends on the hamster but a hamster can mostly live between 2-4 years mines lived almost to 5 but it died of old age it depends also on how you take care of it
2006-10-29 22:19:03 · answer #3 · answered by SOME1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a hamster that lived to two and a half! But he slept all the time he only woke up for food, water, to be cleaned out or go to the toilet. He was lazy.
2006-10-30 09:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by Sky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had many Hamsters, and I work in a pet store so I know a bit about them Their life span if healthy is generaly 3-5 years.
2006-10-30 01:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by Alicia Goins 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on which breed. Dwarf Hamsters live up to 3 years. and Syrian Hamsters they can live a bit longer than Dwarfs.
2006-10-29 22:04:18 · answer #6 · answered by kimmyannbell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i did (when i was alot younger)and ernie lived to be 7 yrs old!! very old for a hamster...and my other fluffy lived to be about 3 or 4 yrs old about average ...i managed/worked at a pet shop for several yr and i learned from customers and breeders that 3-5 yrs is normal...well i hope i helped some
2006-10-29 22:12:18 · answer #7 · answered by Bekah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had alot of hamsters when i was growing up and none of them lived pass 2 months haha i guess im not really a good owner
2006-10-30 00:41:29 · answer #8 · answered by ........ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had 2, both didn't live over a year.
for both, i played with it everyday, and fed it, gave food everyday, and even washed its cage every week. i trained it so it won't bite me too. but then, one day (like 6 months after i got him) it won't eat anything, so i gave him his fav. food, but again, it won't eat it, so next day, i go to school, come back and find it dead. (that was in japan)
the other one, i had in singapore, like 2 years later, i took care of him the exact same way(fed, cleaned, ect. ) and sometimes i might leave the cage open, but it won't run away, so then like, 7 months after i got him, he ran away, and a week after he ran away, i found him dead down stairs... i also found a dead moth half eaten...
anyway, i got the type of hamsters that will live like, 2 years max. so, i wan't so suprized when it died, but it still was shoking and sad.
2006-10-29 22:05:16 · answer #9 · answered by :D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine actually lived for three years until we moved to a different location it was way different environment for him...
2006-10-29 22:47:19 · answer #10 · answered by katiekuteeee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋