Syrian Hamster Breeds

Examples of agouti hamsters include the golden yellow cinnamon and grey.

Syrian hamster breeds. Dwarf campbell russian hamsters phodopus campbell cutest hamster 1. Syrian hamsters mesocricetus auratus dwarf winter white russian hamsters phodopus sungorus roborovski dwarf hamsters phodopus roborovski chinese hamsters cricetulus griseus european hamsters cricetus cricetus grey dwarf hamster cricetulus migratorius gansu hamsters cansumys canus golden hamsters. There are 5 types of hamsters. Once your female hamster is in heat move both hamsters into a third neutral cage together.

Of these five breeds the syrian or teddy bear hamster is both the best known and the most popular. When they re finished mating move your hamsters back into their own cages. They are sometimes also referred to as fancy or standard hamsters. As there are no other ethical hamster breeders in the northwest our foundation hamsters have been individually chosen from.

The practice of breeding requires an understanding of care for the syrian hamster knowledge about syrian hamster variations a plan selective breeding scheduling of the female body cycle and the ability to manage a colony of hamsters. In the world of hamsters there is no breed more popular than the syrian. Keep a close eye on them to make sure the male mounts the female and they don t start fighting. Their natural geographical range is limited to arid areas of northern syria and southern turkey.

The syrian hamster the largest one and with the most coat color variations the roborovski dwarf the tiniest of the dwarf types only 2 inches 5 cm the campbell dwarf the djungarian winter white dwarf the chinese dwarf you ll rarely find all 5 types of hamsters in a pet shop but you might find 2 3 types at a time. A golden hamster has grey ears black eyes black cheek flashes and white cheek crescents. Syrian hamster breeding is selective breeding on syrian hamsters. Syrian hamsters the syrian hamster mesocricetus auratus is also commonly called either the teddy bear hamster or the golden hamster.

Syrians are the most common hamster you can get as a pet. The chinese dwarf has the shortest. Their numbers have been declining in the wild due to a loss of habitat from agriculture and deliberate elimination by humans. The golden or syrian hamster mesocricetus auratus is a rodent belonging to the hamster subfamily cricetinae.

After about a week move the cages next to each other so the hamsters start to get acquainted. The average hamster s lifespan is 2 3 years. Golden hamsters generally measure around 12 16 cm and live for about 2 4 years. The long haired syrian hamster is called the teddy bear hamster the dark long haired version called the european black bear hamster.

Examples of self hamsters include the black cream mink and sable. The base colour of each hair is slate grey with the tip being ginger. Our hamsters have been regularly handled and go home litter box trained with a pedigree certificate life long support and a gift bag of items we feel will help with the transition.