If you’ve ever seen a hamster quickly stuff its cheeks with food, you may have wondered why they do it. But this super cute ...
In the wild — yes, there are actually wild hamsters — they eat all kinds of food- leaves, shoots, veggies, and fruit. What they don’t consume right away, they store in those cheeks ...
Storing food and supplies quickly is a natural instinct for hamsters. In the wild, they forage for food and bedding material, which they stuff into their cheek pouches to bring back to their burrows.