A 12 by 12 by 18-inch wire cage with horizontal bars spaced no more than 1/2 inch apart, 10-gallon aquarium with wire mesh top, or plastic cage with tubes, tunnels and hidey-holes
Absorbent bedding such as aspen shavings, shredded paper or pelleted bedding, as well as plain white paper to line the bottom of the cage
An exercise wheel with a solid surface, tubes to run through and a box or other item the hamster can hide or sleep in
A ladder or branch for climbing
Shallow ceramic food dish
Hamster mix
Inverted bottle with drinking tube
Litter scoop to remove droppings, uneaten food and soiled bedding
A piece of untreated wood to gnaw on
A toothbrush for grooming longhaired hamsters