After they leave their mother, hamsters are solitary animals. Most have a short tail, but some have longer tails. The coat color ranges from white to brown. Like all rodents, the hamster's front top teeth continue to grow throughout its life. It must gnaw on hard things to keep wearing the teeth down.
Hamsters eat grains, seeds, grasses, fruit, roots, stems, and small animals like worms and insects .
They can store food in their large cheek pouches.