Male Long Haired Syrian Hamster

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Male long haired syrian hamster. Male dominant long haired coat malc is an inbred strain of syrian hamster exhibiting spontaneous long hair in males. Male and female long haired hamsters. Male long haired syrians have a skirt effect around their bottom section whereas females just have a fluffy all over look. Most long haired male hamsters will have a long coat which also includes a skirt of fur that is present around the waist.

They may enjoy human interaction but they re not crazy about other hamsters so should be housed alone. Long haired commonly referred to as teddy bear or angora hamsters have longer fur than usual. Find male long haired hamsters for sale at your local petsmart store. Breeding long haired syrians long hair is a simple recessive gene l.

In syrian hamsters there are a few marked differences between long haired female and male hamsters. After castration malc exhibited significantly shorter hair than the control individuals but testosterone administration to castrated malc showed reversion to the original phenotype. Two long haired hamsters when bred together will produce a litter of all long haired pups. Long haired male syrian hamsters are one of the most popular small pets.

Male long haired hamsters usually have longer fur than the female culminating in a skirt of longer fur around their backsides.