There are some facts about hamsters you need to know if you’re considering bringing one or more home as a pet. There are other facts which are less important, yet interesting, and still others that border on the trivial, or you could care less about. A few in each category are given below.One of the obvious facts about hamsters is that they are extremely cute and as such make cute pets. They are also rodents, and there are those who want nothing to with rodents, and consequently, noting to do with hamsters. As cuddly as hamsters can be, we know that rodents generally have sharp teeth, and even a tiny one is capable of giving a painful nip. Hamsters in some ways resemble chipmunks, without the stripes and tail of course, though the hamster is a little more stoutly built. It does have the cheek pouches the chipmunk has, in fact the hamster’s pouches might even be a bit bigger.