Male Long Haired Syrian Hamster

Male long haired syrians have a skirt effect around their bottom section whereas females just have a fluffy all over look.

Male long haired syrian hamster. After castration malc exhibited significantly shorter hair than the control individuals but testosterone administration to castrated malc showed reversion to the original phenotype. Long haired male syrian hamsters are one of the most popular small pets. In order for a hamster to be long haired it must inherit the gene from both parents. In syrian hamsters there are a few marked differences between long haired female and male hamsters.

Only male hamsters can develop a long coat often reaching the length of 3 or 4 inches. Price may vary by location. Male long haired hamsters usually have longer fur than the female culminating in a skirt of longer fur around their backsides. Breeding long haired syrians long hair is a simple recessive gene l.

Two long haired hamsters when bred together will produce a litter of all long haired pups. Long haired females have a much shorter coat although it is still significantly longer than that of a short haired female. Find male long haired hamsters for sale at your local petsmart store. 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 commonly referred to as teddy bear or angora hamsters have longer fur than usual.