Syrian Hamster

It s generally easy to tame fun to watch and fairly low maintenance making it a good pet for beginners.

Syrian hamster. The golden or syrian hamster mesocricetus auratus is a rodent belonging to the hamster subfamily cricetinae. Syrian hamsters are small rodents about the size of an adult human hand the adult size ranges from 5 7 inches in length. Their natural geographical range is limited to arid areas of northern syria and southern turkey. Syrian hamsters have very poor eyesight and rely mostly on the sense of smell and touch.

Their ears are round and paper thin whilst their eyes are small dark and glassy. They have a stout stocky body with little tails that are barely visible underneath their fur. Thanks for stopping by. If your hands smell like food you can bet he s going to want to have a little nibble and taste what smells so yummy.

Syrian hamsters have solid barrel shaped bodies and stubby tails. Fyi that cage is not their permanent cage it is just a temporary cage maternity cage. Syrian hamster hi everyone. Since sars cov 2 emerged in china it has spread rapidly around the world.

Effective vaccines and therapeutics for sars cov 2 induced disease coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 are urgently needed. Syrian hamsters are a useful small animal model for the evaluation of vaccines immunotherapies and antiviral drugs. Their paws are petite but their claws are sharp and although they look cute cuddly and unassuming syrian hamsters can be quick agile and fierce when they need to be. Let them wake up first.

They typically weigh around 120 to 125 grams when fully grown.