You may also house your pet in a metal cage made especially for hamsters. Whichever type of home you choose, you should always keeps a fresh bed of clean shavings covering the floor. Ask the pet store personnel to help you find safe bedding material. Clean out the old bedding every day or so and replace it with fresh. By keeping the cage very clean, you won't have to worry about a disagreeable smell.
Some cages come with water bottles already installed.
These bottles hang from the sides of the cages, or aquariums, and have a tube that sticks out the end of the bottle. A little ball is in the end of the tube and the hamster drinks by licking the ball. Always make sure that the water bottle is full of fresh, clean water. Check the ball every day to be certain that it is working properly. It would make your hamster sick if he didn't have enough water every day.