a really good pet for a new or young pet 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a rodent that belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a small rodent that is most active at night
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a small rodent that some people keep as pets
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A small Eurasian rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae, especially Mesocricetus auratus, having large cheek pouches and a short tail and often kept as a pet or used in laboratory research.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A hamster is a rodent belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. The subfamily contains about 18 species, classified in six or seven genera. Hamsters are indigenous to the Middle East and southeastern Europe.