Syrian Hamster

Syrian hamsters avoid social interactions and prefer a private existence unless breeding.

Syrian hamster. Ponsford and whyley 1954. They often appeal to people more than other hamster breeds because they smell a little less than other hamsters have naturally shorter tails and like other breeds of hamster are fairly inexpensive. They are available in many different colours but were first well known for being the golden hamster colour. With their differing personalities and quirky ways syrian hamsters can be a wonderful choice of pet and are easy to care for once you know their needs.

Indeed all syrian hamsters that are available as pets. Syrian hamsters can make fantastic companions. Larger than dwarf hamsters the syrian hamster also known as the golden or teddy bear hamster is a small rodent belonging to the cricetinae family. Before deciding on taking home a syrian hamster it is important to know their needs and the commitment they are and to think twice ensuring this is a pet that you dedicate time space and.

Thus wild golden hamsters are now considered vulnerable by. The natural color of most syrian hamsters is golden brown with a lighter belly. Syrian hamsters also known as golden hamsters make great pets for children and adults. Their natural geographical range is limited to arid areas of northern syria and southern turkey their numbers have been declining in the wild due to a loss of habitat from agriculture and deliberate elimination by humans.

Cannibalism is a problem in stressed or young hamsters and is best prevented through improved husbandry clean bedding proper nutrition and noise reduction magalhaes 1968. Syrian hamsters have rapidly become very popular household pets in the western world ever since professor aharoni captured a female hamster and her 12 pubs in aleppo syria back in 1930. The golden or syrian hamster mesocricetus auratus is a rodent belonging to the hamster subfamily cricetinae.