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The!purpose!of!this!form!is!to!document!your!learning!as!you!are!researching.!
!What!you!should!see!is!that!learning!is!a!process.!!Your!goal!should!be!to!update!this!form!on!a!daily!basis!as!you!work!and!find!out!additional!information:!
! Include(the(information(you(have(learned,(with(the(main(ideas(summarized(in(your(own(words.((If(you(cant(summarize(it(in(your(own(words,(you(havent(learned(it.
! Include(the(dates(so(that(you(can(monitor(your(learning(process.
! As(you(learn(more,(you(should(always(have(more(questions.((We(should(see(continuous(questions(and(answers(as(you(seek(to(deepen(your(knowledge.(
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Knowledge!Section:!!This!section!will!be!where!you!record!what!you!know,!as!well!as!what!you!learn.!!At!the!end!it!should!give!us!a!picture!of!the!learning!that!took!
place!during!this!project.!
! Things!you!know!and!things!you!learned:!!This(section(will(be(the(first(section(you(will(fill(out.((Here(you(will(list,(summarized(in(your(own(words,(every(important(
idea(that(you(know(so(far.((Later,(as(you(learn(more,(you(should(add(to(this(list.((Choose!a!specific!color!for!all!the!things!that!you!know.!!Choose!a!different!color!
for!all!the!things!that!you!learn.!!This(should(be(summarized(in(your(own(words.(
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Question!Sections:!!Questions!drive!learning.!!Asking!effective!questions!is!the!key!to!real!learning.!!You!should!keep!a!careful!record!of!all!questions!that!come!to!your!
mind.!!If!the!teacher!comes!to!ask!what!you!are!doing,!you!should!be!able!to!show!them!the!question!that!is!driving!your!learning.!
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! Things!you!know!that!you!dont!know:!!These(should(be(questions(that(come(from(you.((Having(focused(questions(is(an(important(part(of(doing(efficient(research.((
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things(you(know(section(in!a!different!color.!
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! Things!you!didnt!know!that!you!dont!know:!!As(you(continue(to(research(and(learn,(you(will(come(across(words(or(ideas(that(you(have(never(heard(of(before.((
This(is(a(very(valuable(chance(to(learn.((It(will(also(lead(you(to(have(questions(such(as:(what(does(this(word(mean?((Who(made(this(theory?((How(does(this(relate(to(
this?((These(questions(will(add(even(more(opportunities(for(you(to(learn.((As(you(learn(the(answers(to(these(questions,(add(them(to(the(things(you(learned(list(in!a!
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Question!Section:!!Things!you!know!that!you!dont!know! Question!Section:!!Things!you!didnt!know!that!you!dont!know!
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! What is the general information about the biological What is incisors?
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( Incisors are the front teeth of the rodents.
( Food that hamster eats:
( Hamster is omnivores. It can be fed with vegetables, fruits, seeds, and
Hamster
( are rodents that belong to the subfamily called nuts. But all the fruits need to be peeled as the hamster might die from
Cricetinae.
( There are 25 species of hamster. Hamster is contamination from the food fertilizer. And the hamster should not be
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small and has furry ears, short legs and shorter tail in
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given citrus fruit or onion as they are high in acid that could mess up
comparison to the body length. Their furs usually colour the hamster digestive system. Hard boil eggs and meal worms are also
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grey, honey, white, brown, yellow, red, or a mix, the great treats to the hamsters. It can be fed once a week. Lastly, the
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continuously throughout their lives. additives.
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! What type of environment that hamster like to live
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and what should be provided to make the house
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( Hamster likes to live in the comfortable, quiet, dry and clean environment. Hamster is sensitive to bright sunlight and should be
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housed in room that lights go off the same time each nights. It should be kept away the ultrasound from television sets,
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computer screens, vacuum cleaners or sources of running water as it is very sensitive to the high frequency sounds which
( human cannot hear, and can find this stressful. Hamsters cage need to be at least 360 square inches. Hamster need an
( appropriate bedding and nesting materials. Enough sawdust need to be put into the hamsters house, so, the hamster could dig.
( The cage should be safe from hazards and plastic cages are better than metal, but wooden cages should not be used. The
( cage floor should be solid to allow for bedding material to be provided to absorb the hamsters urine. The important thing is to
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not provide hamster with nesting materials that can separate into thin strands such as cotton wool or fluffy bedding products as
( they could be dangerous to the hamster. Lots of rooms, for example, small house, should be provided in the hamsters house or
( cage as it creates the environment that the hamster prefers. Hamster also likes the large dark nesting box that allow them to set
( up a larder, to sleep, and to comfortably move around. Make sure to clean the hamster cage or change the beddings several
times a week. Do not let it becomes smelly. Sense of smell is very important to hamsters as weird odor might cause the
hamsters to fight.
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! How to train the hamster to let you hold him/her
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( Settling in
( 1. When you first get your hamster, leave him/her alone for several days. By doing this, the hamster will get use to and
( comfortable with the new habitat. Also make sure that the food always available for the hamster and the cage is big enough.
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2. Then, you need to get your hamster used to the sound of your voice. You could read the book or sing a song next to the
( hamsters cage or even calling his/her name frequently. Also make the same sound all the times that you feed the hamster.
( Another ways to get hamster get use to you are to let it crawl on you and your clothing, try to get it used to your scent.
( 3. Get your hamster some box and fill it with sand in order to provide digging opportunities to the hamster. That way, you are
( allowing your hamster to enrich its own play which is good for their mental.
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( Commencing Training
( 1. Put some hamsters treat in your hand. This method could take an hour if you are doing it for the first time. Lay your hands
flat in the cage. Wait patiently for your hamster to climb on your hand and take the treat. When the hamster climbs on your
hand, slowly lift it out of the cage and gently touch its fur. This teaches it that you love the hamster and it can trust you.
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( 2. Teach your hamster some tricks. This will make your hamster respond to you better. For example, try to teach them to
( stand. Hold a treat over its head and wait for it to stand on two legs and do not forget to say a word stand over and over
( again when your hamster is standing, so, it would learn to stand. Do not forget to reward it at the end.
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3. Try another tricks with your hamsters, for example, teach them to get the treat from you using its paw.
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( More advanced Training
( 1. Train your hamster about what not to do. If your hamster chews on something it does not suppose to, response firmly
( with a word NO. If it stops doing that, give it a reward. But if your hamster gets angry, try to gain its attention with other
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things, for example, a hamster ball, and let it plays with that until it gets calm and becomes happy again.
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Reward your hamster for training outcomes
Try to give your hamsters variety treats when it accomplish the tasks, such as sunflower seed, carrot or nut, in order to
always gain attention from your hamster and encourage it to interested in many treats.
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! What are hamster common health issues?
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1. Skin disease and abscesses which skin disease could occur from mite infestations and ringworm. They also can develop this disease from
allergies and skin infections which causes from certain types of bedding such as cedar. Hamsters can also develop abscesses from small cuts
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or skins injuries.
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2. Hair loss which could occur from many reasons. It could happen from hamster rubbing up against cages or feeders or getting chewed on
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by other hamsters.
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3. Digestive problems that come from bacterial infections, stress and dietary issues. Wet tail is one problem that occur a lot in young hamster.
( It is a diarrhea condition. Hamsters with wet tail can die suddenly. So, if the hamster shows the signs of wet tail which are wetness in the tail
( area from diarrhea, inactivity, poor appetite and an unkempt coat , it should be taken to the veterinarian immediately.
( 4. Respiratory infections which can be recognized when hamster sneezing, wheezing or has a runny nose or eyes, appetite loss or inactivity.
( They can catch certain infection, for example, pneumonia, from humans. It is important to not expose the hamster to the sick people.
( 5. Diabetes is common among hamsters. The signs of diabetes are excessive thirst and urination, and these signs can also be indicators of
( kidney disease or a bladder infection. This disease can also lea to obesity, so, it is important to not let the hamster get fat. The food that high
( in fat like like sunflower seeds, as well as to fruits and vegetables that are high in sugar should be fed o=in appropriate portion.
( 6. Teeth Problems can cause by many reason. Sometimes teeth can grow too long which cause abscesses or some teeth grow right through
the roof of the mouth and into the nasal cavity which makes hamster does not each much food. To solve this problem, the teeth must be
trimmed by the veterinarian and the infection treated with antibiotics.
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( One of the researches is called Comparing the learning abilities of hamsters and mice which was conducted on hamster and mice but still
( applicable to this project. The sample project measure the ability to learn of the rodents by timing the time that the animals used to finish the
( maze in each trials for 10 trials.) The idea that the sample project will measure the learning abilities of the rodents through the maze by timing is
( such a crucial guideline to our project. Moreover, the sample project is designed to let those animals run the maze for 10 times which should be
( reconsider again that we are going to apply this into our experiment or not. The maze that is built in the sample experiment could provide some
( ideas to the maze that will be used in our project as well but some changes need to be made from the original maze to make the maze suitable
( for the purpose of our project. Moreover, the size of the maze of the sample experiment make us realize that that size is too big (100 cm x 200
( cm) and we woul like to reduce ours. Additionally, the sample project also provide a great suggestion that the maze should has a height at least
( 15 cm tall. The main materials for the maze of the sample experiment is the cardboard box. After the maze is built, the sample project also
( suggests that the maze should be left for two days to let all the glues odor gone . This is such an important point that will be applied to our
( project because the odor from the glue could distract the hamsters ability to smell the food during the maze experiment. Hamster has poor
( eyesight so hamster use odor to navigate the way to the food. If there is a glue odor, the ability to complete the maze will decrease. This sample
( project further shows the great way to test the rodents as the animals will be tested to run the maze every hour for one trial in order to keep the
controlled environment and condition.
Sources:(
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! What is the sample research that demonstrate the factor
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that would encourage the hamsters to run a maze?
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( The experiment by Cristian Nalbandian was finding the answer of the question will a hamster search for food faster if the
( reward which is food was placed at the end of the maze. The hypothesis of this experiment said that the hamster will
( complete the maze faster if the reward was placed at the end. This result represented the use of counter conditioning to
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train the animal. The stimulus of this experiment is a food at the end of the maze. The reward at the end stimulates the
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( hamster to finish the maze so hamster can get food. So, the food as mentioned act as the motivation for hamster to finish
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! What is Roborovski hamsters and what is the general
! How to catch a runaway hamster? information about this specie of hamster?
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! What are some toys that hamster like to play with?
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( Roborovski hamsters also known as desert hamsters or
This question might sounds silly but it is very important when
( Robos are the smallest of three species of hamster in the
the hamster tries to escape. First, you need to calm down
( genus Phodopus. Its length is averagely under 2
and do not freak out because sudden movement and loud
( centimetres at birth and turn into 4.5-5 centimetres when
noise could scare your hamster. Then, remove the other pets
( grow up. The characteristics of the Roborovskis are
and shut the doors if necessary. Start to search for your
( hamster. If you cannot find it, you can set out the food as the eyebrow-like white spots and the lack of any dorsal stripe.
( hamster is more likely to walk towards the food. Once, you Its average lifespan is 3 years but it also depends on living
( find the hamster, gently hold it and place it backs to its conditions. This species of hamster is known for their
( home. speed and have been said to run an equivalent of four
( human marathons each night on average. That is the
( Hamsters like to run the exercise wheel. This toy is very important for the reason why we also choose this species for our maze
( hamster that is pet in the small area. The hamster also likes chew toys as it experiment.
( also provides amusement to the animals and important for its teeth. The
tunnels and hamster balls are a;so the toys that could bring lots of joy of
the hamster and encourage them to exercise at the same time.
Sources:(
http://www.wikihow.com/Catch-a-Runaway-Hamster
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roborovski_hamster
http://animals.mom.me/hamsters-like-play-with-2550.html

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