"And it’s more fun to tell people about the sad facts, because we’re bombarded ... Credit: Mashable Barker has been sharing her cartoons on her website sadanimalfacts.com since 2015.

Big hamsters should have a minimum of 800 square inches of floor space, and dwarf hamsters should have at least 640. You can also DIY with a 75-gallon (or larger) aquarium fitted with a mesh lid.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's emerging student pro-democracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon hamster, Hamtaro, as a creative way to get support from young people around the country.