Long Haired Syrian Hamster Female

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 syrian hamster female. Golden hamsters originate from syria and were first described and officially named in 1839 by british zoologist george robert waterhouse. Price may vary by location. The skin of the specimen is kept at the natural history museum in london. We have now launched our new boost feature.

Small pets are fun. Click on the. Short and long haired syrian hamsters have the same average life span. 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.

They may enjoy human interaction but they re not crazy about other hamsters so should be housed alone. Larger than dwarf hamsters the syrian hamster also known as the goldenor teddy bear hamsteris a small rodent belonging to the cricetinae family. Long haired female syrian hamster. Stilllllll waiting for our internet to be installed zzz.

Waterhouse s original specimen was a female hamster. In order for a hamster to be long haired it must inherit the gene from both parents. He named it cricetus auratus or the golden hamster. In syrian hamsters there are a few marked differences between long haired female and male hamsters.

Most long haired male hamsters will have a long coat which also includes a skirt of fur that is present around the waist. Two long haired hamsters when bred together will produce a litter of all long haired pups. Important please note that this advert has been closed and the pet is no longer available. Breeding long haired syrians long hair is a simple recessive gene l.

When full grown the short haired hamster is between 5 5 and 6 inches long with females larger than males. Member since feb 2019 n a n a. The average lifespan is about two years although some might make it to age three. If not actually the same breed.

Find male long haired hamsters for sale at your local petsmart store. 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.