Hamsters are very sensitive to the heat and can overheat easily.Keep an eye out for these symptoms of heatstroke:  Panting Bright red tongue Slobbering Depression Weakness Lack of movement Convulsions Walk through your home and try and find where it is the coolest. Try and move your hamster’s cage there.  Place the cage in a lower part of the house. Heat rises, so the coolest part of your house might be in a basement. Another cool place is a bathroom or kitchen. Tile can be cool and provide a comfortable place for your hamster. You do not want to use a fan directly on your hamster as it can add stress to your hamster or make it too cool. Instead, make sure the room where the cage is located is well ventilated and has a good fan. This will help circulate the air and keep the room cool. Do not put your hamster’s cage in direct sunlight. On hot days, make sure the cage is out of reach of the sunlight filtering through the windows. This can easily cause heatstroke in a hamster and other small animals. Avoid other heat sources like fireplaces, stoves, and heaters. Make sure your hamster has ventilation in his cage. Experts prefer wire cages for this reason, as opposed to aquariums. If your hamster is kept in an aquarium, it is especially important for it to be placed in a well ventilated room! An easy way to keep your hamster cool is to provide cool water. Hamsters can become dehydrated quickly, and it is important to always supply a source of fresh, clean water. Hamsters do not have the ability to sweat, so they are in danger of becoming dehydrated more quickly than mammals. It is important to limit playing with your hamster in hot weather to avoid overheating. If you want to handle your hamster, try in the early mornings or at night when the temperature is cooler. Never leave a hamster, or any animal, in a vehicle during warm weather! The inside of a car can reach deadly temperatures. If you are taking your hamster to the vet or traveling with him, take care to keep your hamster safe from dangerous temperatures.
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One-sentence summary -- Watch for overheating. Move his cage to cooler part of the house. Use a fan. Avoid direct sunlight. Well ventilate the cage. Use cool water. Limit playing. Never leave your hamster in a hot car.


Gems are the main currency in the game. Diamonds are a bit rarer than gems but you still have a chance to get them in the daily spin! Make sure you know how to play the game, and read the rules; then you'll have a much better time. Falling Phantoms is the game to get the most gems in the fastest possible time. If the game glitches, or someone glitches the game, remain calm, play a different game, or log off and try logging back in, but if that won't work try logging out and then reboot your computer. Sometimes in multiplayer games the game fails to start and there is an error message that pops up. If you are new, do some single player games. They are really easy. As your first game, try an easy and basic one. There is no need to rush. On games that have the option, "Play Pro", play multiple times so you can unlock this feature. You have to win a few times to get to, "Play Pro". Playing as a pro means extra gems, but it is harder. Press on the map and choose an area to go to. Explore that area until you find a minigame for 2-4 players (represented by the picture of a video game controller)! Click on the minigame, read the instructions and select 'Play Game'. You'll have to wait for another jammer to join. You can also click the game controller icon near the top of your screen, next to the party icon and gems icon. The claw machine is a minigame where you move a claw left and right and then drop the claw and see if you got a prize like a plushie or cushion. Each round costs 5 gems (Animal Jam currency). This can be really fun and you can win awesome plushies! The game is very fun and somewhat challenging to find the animals and to not scare them away once you've found them. You can even get plushies, too! Games can earn you gems quickly, and some, such as Falling Phantoms, Best Dressed, Splash and Dash, and Jamaa Derby, can earn you hundreds of gems easily. Games like Sky High are also popular. Sky High can even earn you clothing items if you reach the top.
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One-sentence summary -- Play games that can earn you gems or prizes. Accept that glitches can happen. Get used to the game. Play using the pro option. Play some multiplayer minigames. Play on the claw machine. Go to the Aquarium and find the game named, "Tierney's Touch Pool", and play it. Earn gems.


An HDMI port resembles a thin, wide slot with a slightly tapered base. If you have a receiver with enough HDMI input ports, and your TV has at least one HDMI input, you should be able to connect all of your devices to get the best possible quality from your home theater.  Most new receivers will have multiple HDMI inputs that allow you to connect all of your HDMI-capable devices, as well as an HDMI output for connecting to your TV. You can buy an HDMI splitter for a one-port receiver. Check that your TV supports HDMI 1.4 ARC (Audio Return Channel). This allows the TV to send audio back to the receiver, which routes your TV sound through your home theater speakers. Most TVs made after 2009 support HDMI 1.4 and newer.  If your TV does not support HDMI 1.4, you will need to use a separate audio cable to connect the TV to the receiver (e.g., digital optical). If you are watching TV through a cable box via your receiver, you don't need to worry about ARC since the sound is coming from the cable box into the receiver. These could include DVD/Blu-ray players, game consoles, and more. If you have limited HDMI inputs, use HDMI cables for the most recent devices first, as they will benefit the most.  For example, if your receiver only has two HDMI inputs and you have a Roku, a PlayStation 4, and a DVD changer, plug the Roku and the PS4 in with HDMI, and use a component connection for the DVD player. The Roku and PS4 will benefit much more from the HDMI connections. HDMI plugs only go in one way, so don't force any connections. Plug one end of an HDMI cable into the receiver's HDMI slot, then plug the other end into the TV. This allows the image from all the devices connected to your receiver appear on your TV. Since your devices are now routed through the receiver, the TV can be set to the HDMI input that you plugged in from the receiver, allowing you to switch between inputs using your receiver remote.  Since everything has been connected via HDMI, all the sound from your devices should go through your receiver's speaker setup. Most devices should configure automatically when they detect the HDMI connection, though you may need to tweak some settings for certain devices. If you aren't setting up a home theater system, you can still plug your HDMI devices directly into your TV and then control the inputs using your TV remote. Most modern TVs have at least two HDMI inputs. If you have more HDMI-capable devices than you do input ports on your TV, you can purchase an HDMI switch that will expand the number of available HDMI ports. HDMI-CEC allows you to use your TV remote to control your other HDMI devices. To enable HDMI-CEC, you'll have to access each device's settings menu. HDMI-CEC is called different things by different companies, including Anynet+ (Samsung), Aquo Link (Sharp), Regza Link (Toshiba), SimpLink (LG), and more. Refer to your TV's manual for more information.
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Locate the HDMI ports on all of the devices. Check what version of HDMI your TV supports. Connect your devices to your receiver inputs via HDMI. Connect the receiver to the TV. Use the receiver to switch between inputs. Connect your devices directly to your TV. Enable HDMI-CEC if you like.