All Syrian Hamster Colors

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All syrian hamster colors. All syrian hamsters in captivity are descended from a mother and her twelve pups who were dug out of a burrow near aleppo syria in 1930. The color of a syrian hamster s eyes and ears are usually determined by the color of their coat. There are many syrian hair colours and too many to feature on here but i shall give examples of the most common colours. But over the years a number of mutations appeared and now you can find a wide range of colours and coat types some being common and other rare.

Examples of agouti hamsters include the golden yellow cinnamon and grey. Beige hamsters sometimes have a kinked tail. Syrian hamster colours and patterns thanks to advance breeding techniques and practices syrian hamsters now come in a variety of coat types patterns and colours. The syrian hamster is commonly called golden hamster referring to the wild colour.

A common favorite according to author holly sullivant is dark brown. Today s video is educating you on the different syrian fur types markings and colours. All shows are currently cancelled until further notice. You will always get golden babies if.

Examples of self hamsters include the black cream mink and sable. Black cheek flashes mark the jaw line and a broad dark band runs across the chest. One popular color is brown syrian hamsters. The natural colour is golden brown with pale greyish white belly.

Some have been standardized by clubs for show purposes. Our previous show was held on 30th. Syrian hamsters are often seen in colors diverging from the usual gold as a result of accumulated years of breeding. Fully grown syrian hamsters are about 13cm in length with females being slightly larger than males.

Syrian hamsters can come in many different colors including gray black yellow red or a mixture of several different colors. Adults are fiercely territorial and will attack any other hamster they meet. This information may not contain all the colour combinations as there are others being bred and discovered by breeders worldwide. Short haired long haired rex coated satin coated.

In captivity over forty. Hope you enjoy and find this helpful x my links. Beige produced by breeding a two hamsters with the rust and dark gray genes the beige color variety is often the smallest and less robust of the litter. A self is the same colour all over the body.

Banded dominant spot tortoiseshell bi colour calico tri colour roan. Brown ranges over a broad color spectrum. Hamster colours are known as either agouti or self. Breeding syrian hamsters next show.

This is the typical original syrian hamster as he lives in the wild. An agouti hamster has cheek flashes and crescents where a self hamster does not. Normal golden cream cinnamon sable yellow yellow black. Some coat colors have several different eye and ear color combinations such as the cream variety which can have black red or ruby eyes.

If you have a syrian hamster that is blonde cinnamon lilac honey or fawn then these often have red eyes.