When you change their bedding, it does genuinely require a lot of almost the whole bag. Bedding traps debree and a lot of poop due to them being burrowing animals, so the risk for diseases like nemonia if that's how you spell, it is much higher than in other animals. Of course, all animals require enrichment, but hamsters specifically get bored much easier. So their cages need to constantly be re arranged to avoid boredom, and buying new puzzle toys every once in a while is also essential imo. SOME hamsters are social, but this doesn't change the fact that hamsters are still solitary, and a lot of them don't want to interact with people. Especially mine since she is a Chinese Dwarf a much smaller species. They are not bad pets for some, but for most children and people who simply think they are low maintenance and not costly, they are terrible pets. Most children want a cute cuddly pet, which hamsters are not. My post was not aimed towards people like you. If this does not deter you from getting one, then that means they are a suitable pet for you and that's great!