Long Haired Syrian Hamster Female
Most long haired male hamsters will have a long coat which also includes a skirt of fur that is present around the waist.
Long haired syrian hamster female. Golden hamsters originate from syria and were first described and officially named in 1839 by british zoologist george robert waterhouse. Male and female long haired hamsters. In syrian hamsters there are a few marked differences between long haired female and male hamsters. He named it cricetus auratus or the golden hamster.
Syrian hamsters have rapidly become very popular householdpets in the western world ever since professor aharoni captured a female hamster and her 12 pubs in aleppo syria back in 1930. Long haired female syrian hamster. Long haired male syrian hamsters are one of the most popular small pets. The skin of the specimen is kept at the natural history museum in london.
In order for a hamster to be long haired it must inherit the gene from both parents. Short and long haired syrian hamsters have the same average life span. Find male long haired hamsters for sale at your local petsmart store. Larger than dwarf hamsters the syrian hamster also known as the goldenor teddy bear hamsteris a small rodent belonging to the cricetinae family.
We have now launched our new boost feature. M s new companion animal she s a long haired syrian hamster super cute. In the meantime i hope you guys enjoy this video although i ve not been able to read comments i. When full grown the short haired hamster is between 5 5 and 6 inches long with females larger than males.
The males and females of this hamster breed have long hair but it s the coat of the females that give these fury little gals their name. Click on the. Two long haired hamsters when bred together will produce a litter of all long haired pups. Stilllllll waiting for our internet to be installed zzz.
Small pets are fun. Teddy bear hamsters also known as a long haired fancy and angora hamster are a close cousin of the golden syrian breed. Breeding long haired syrians long hair is a simple recessive gene l. Waterhouse s original specimen was a female hamster.
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