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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