Talk:Roborovski dwarf hamster

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Added the following line at the end of the History paragraph: "They are also fairly commonly sold as pets in Israel."

As an Israeli I can account for that one. They're really common in pet shops around here...

Deleted irrelevant passage "They like to eat carrots. They also like to eat broccoli." at the end of the "human contact" session. It has nothing to do with human contact and the diet section already covers this 86.155.171.231 (talk) 20:59, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

In fact, this whole page should be seriously re-written. The grammar and sentence structure is terrible and reads like a 6 year old's school project.... 86.155.171.231 (talk) 21:01, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I'll work on rewriting it over the next hour or so, with my own little Robos looking on from my lap! Colonel Kenobi  0  20:49, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Colours
There are now at least seven solour variations of robo perhaps someone can add info and look for free photos. http://www.oakfarmrabbitsandrodents.co.uk/robo/breeding.html Nirame (talk) 14:06, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Feeding and Bedding articles/lists: Copyrighted (removal request from content owner)
It is evident that the article and list of foods in the Feeding section, and content in the Bedding section of the Roborovski Hamster Wikipedia page have been plagiarized from my website, specifically these pages: http://roborovskihamsters.webs.com/feeding.htm and http://roborovskihamsters.webs.com/bedding.htm.

The articles use same phrases, in mostly the same order, leading me to believe the article has been copied, pasted, then reworded a little - with no citation or permission from me, the owner of the content. This applies to the articles and list in the Feeding section, and list of safe/hazardous bedding materials in the Bedding section.

I request that the affected articles be rewritten, with the list of food for Roborovski hamsters, and list of safe/harmful beddings be removed, due to it being copyrighted material. For further info, please email [mailto:roborovskihamsters@googlemail.com]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roborovskihamsters (talk • contribs) 16:21, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I have removed the violation, and am sorry that it remained there for so long. Ucucha 16:29, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the removal, Ucucha. - Roborovskihamsters (talk) 16:36, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

"As pets" section
There seem to be a lot of contradictions here:
 * "Roborovski hamsters, being... naturally timid or shy, are generally recommended as 'look but don't touch' pets." vs. "Roborovski hamsters may make good pets for owners who enjoy interactive play (in which the hamster explores its owner)."
 * "Roborovski hamsters [are]... naturally timid or shy,..." vs. "Roborovski hamsters... [are] very sociable,..."
 * "Roborovski hamsters are not known to be climbers,..." vs. "They dig and live in burrows with steep tunnels that are as far as six (6) feet underground." (Also, my own Robos are exceptionally good climbers; they are constantly climbing over everything in their cage, even scaling the walls and hanging from the mesh ceiling.)

Lhynard (talk) 14:29, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

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Recent edit
Accidentally submitted before I could write edit summary. Reverted changed made in this edit - the term "dwarf hamster" is not a taxonomic one, nor defined by reproductive compatibility, but a matter of size. Roborovski's hamsters may not be inter-fertile with two other species commonly kept as pets but are, still, dwarf hamsters. 03:50, 29 November 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hedge89 (talk • contribs)