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Shop 4, Al Muntasir Road, Al Nakheel, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

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Roborovski hamster, Phodopus roborovskii, photographed in the shopAvailable now

Roborovski hamster

Phodopus roborovskii

The smallest and fastest of the dwarfs. Wonderful to watch, close to impossible to handle.

Indicative starting priceAED 55

Size, colour and how many you take all move this figure. We confirm the real number before anything is held.

Six in stock, same sex pairs available

Enquire about this animalCall the shop

The message arrives with this listing already written into it. Answered by a person during shop hours, 9:00 to 13:00, 16:00 to 22:00, Saturday to Thursday.

Care at a glance

What this animal will ask of you

Read this before the price. If any line here does not fit your week, tell us and we will point you at something that does.

Experience level

Some experience

Not difficult, but it punishes guesswork. Much easier if you have kept something through a full year already.

Roborovski hamster is rated Some experience, 2 out of 3 on our scale.

Space at home
0.5 square metres minimum, escape proof lid
Temperament
Fast, skittish, rarely bites but rarely sits still
Diet
Fine seed mix, occasional dried insect
Lifespan
3 to 3.5 years
Social needs
Same sex pairs possible, keep a spare habitat ready

The longer answer

About the roborovski hamster

Robos are five centimetres of pure momentum. They rarely bite, but they will not sit still to be held, so this is an animal for someone who wants to watch rather than cuddle. They can live in same sex pairs if introduced young and given enough space, though a split is always possible and you need a second habitat ready.

If any of that changes your mind, that is the page doing its job. Nobody loses a deposit for deciding against an animal after reading about it.

Vitals

Measured on the animals we have in the shop now, not copied off a supplier sheet.

Key figures for the Roborovski hamster, Phodopus roborovskii
Adult size4.5 to 5cm
Wheel21cm minimum, solid surface
HandlingWatch rather than hold
Escape riskHigh, 8mm bar spacing maximum
HousingSolo or same sex pair

What you will need

The kit we would send home with it

Not an upsell list. These are the items we put on the counter beside a roborovski hamster because leaving one of them out is usually what goes wrong in the first month. Supplies can be ordered online and delivered. The animal cannot.

Together about AED 410, VAT included

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Before you send the message

Three things that do not change, whatever the animal

  • We do not ship live animals

    No courier, no cargo hold, no airport collection. Every animal leaves in your hands from the counter on Al Muntasir Road. Supplies travel in our van across the northern emirates. Animals never do.

  • A person answers, not a form

    Your enquiry lands on the phone behind the counter and comes back with questions. Nothing is reserved by clicking a button, and no deposit is taken until we have both said yes.

  • We will decline if the setup is not right

    If the tank has not cycled or the housing is undersized, we will say so, tell you what would change it, and hold the animal while you sort it out. That is the reason there is no checkout on this page.

Shop 4, Al Muntasir Road, Al Nakheel, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. Trade licence RAK-1104782.

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