Marmotte de Strasbourg

Ordinarily you would not expect to fork out more than about €20 (£14) for a pet hamster. France however has been threatened by the European Commission with a fine of €17m or €28,333 per animal – for failing to protect the only colony of wild hamsters in western Europe.Independent

le site dédié à la protection du Grand Hamster d’Alsace

“In captivity, the European hamster has an unusually long life span, living up to eight years. They are very rarely kept as pets and have been known to attack large dogs if they feel threatened.” (Jax thinks that is vvery cool, she says she wants a guard hamster)