Grey Long Haired Syrian Hamster

The silver grey mutation in the syrian hamster occurred in 1985 86 but it is unclear in which country it first appeared.

Grey long haired syrian hamster. The coat is pale silver grey in colour over the back and sides with slightly darker ticking. Beige produced by breeding a two hamsters with the rust and dark gray genes the beige color variety is often the smallest and less robust of the litter. Syrian hamster activity in my habitrail ovo setup october 2016 duration. The longhair coat type is a hamster with hair which is up to 4 inches 10 cm.

Small pets are fun. The syrian hamster is a lovely little rodent that can become quite tame friendly and affectionate. It is inadvisable to breed two closely related beige hamsters as it is such a rare color finding unrelated animals is difficult. Big syrian hamster going outdoor and eating peanut duration.

Also known as the golden hamster the syrian hamster is 5 to 7 inches long and weighs between 4 and 8 ounces. The long hair gene is recessive meaning you need two copies of it to produce a hamster pup with long hair. They are often referred to as teddy bear hamsters by pet stores due to their bear like appearance and the ability to sell them easier. Beige hamsters sometimes have a kinked tail.

M s new companion animal she s a long haired syrian hamster super cute. Male syrians usually have much longer hair than female syrians. Hamster trail s 37 177 views. Native to syria and turkey wild syrian hamsters are a golden brown color with cream or white undersides.

Syrian hamsters can have either short hair or long hair. Note that there is no such thing as medium length hair. Hair is typically longer from the hips down forming a skirt.