White Long Haired Syrian Hamster

Also known as the golden hamster the syrian hamster is 5 to 7 inches long and weighs between 4 and 8 ounces.

White long haired syrian hamster. M s new companion animal she s a long haired syrian hamster super cute. It is this. The oldest we know a syrian hamster to be is 6 years but this is the exception from the norm. The syrian hamster is a lovely little rodent that can become quite tame friendly and affectionate.

I have seen breeders claim to have medium length hair hamsters but i think this confusion comes from the fact that a long haired hamster can have a very long skirt or simply some little tufts. The long hair gene is recessive meaning you need two copies of it to produce a hamster pup with long hair. Only male hamsters can develop a long coat often reaching the length of 3 or 4 inches. The cause of this is varying amounts of testosterone.

Long haired syrian hamster be prepared to groom it. Long haired commonly referred to as teddy bear or angora hamsters have longer fur than usual. Short longhaired rex and satin. Syrian hamsters can have either short hair or long hair.

The first hamsters introduced as pets had short hair but with some advanced breeding techniques there are now four types of coat types. Male long haired syrians have a skirt effect around their bottom section whereas females just have a fluffy all over look.