Long Haired Grey And White Syrian Hamster

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

Long haired grey and white syrian hamster. Often long haired hamsters are referred to by their nickname teddy bear. Black cheek flashes mark the jaw line and a broad dark band runs across the chest. The longhair coat type is a hamster with hair which is up to 4 inches 10 cm. Pedigree baby syrian hamsters 5 wks old long short haired.

Only male hamsters can develop a long coat often reaching the length of 3 or 4 inches. The silver grey mutation in the syrian hamster occurred in 1985 86 but it is unclear in which country it first appeared. 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. The coat is pale silver grey in colour over the back and sides with slightly darker ticking.

Long haired commonly referred to as teddy bear or angora hamsters have longer fur than usual. These are the long coated hamsters. The fur on the belly is pale ivory almost white in colour but slightly grey at the roots and the grey colouring of the back extends in a line across the chest. The cause of this is varying amounts of testosterone.

Pictures photographed by jillian curtright and taken from woodview hamstery. They are identical to short haired syrians except for the hair length and can be found in any color pattern or other coat type available in the species. The natural colour is golden brown with pale greyish white belly. Colors run the gamut and include shades of white and cream cinnamon brown different shades of gray and black.

This advert is located in and around whitby north yorkshire. Stunning colourings and markings. Fully grown syrian hamsters are about 13cm in length with females being slightly larger than males. Along the side.

Both males and females of this fancy hamster breed have long hair but it s the fluffy coat of the female that truly describes their namesake. Male syrians usually have much longer hair than female syrians. The long hair gene is recessive meaning you need two copies of it to produce a hamster pup with long hair. Syrian breeds were originally discovered in the middle east region in and around the country of syria sometime around 1797.

Syrian hamster colours and patterns. White albino flesh eared nhc gray banded satin hh light golden banded hh light grey long haired hh black long haired hh black dominant spot long haired hh sable long haired hh related article s. Hair is typically longer from the hips down forming a skirt. Adults are fiercely territorial and will attack any other hamster they meet.

Long haired females have a much shorter coat although it is still significantly longer than that of a short haired female. Teddy bear hamsters also known as an angora fancy or long haired hamster are a close cousin of the golden syrian breed if not actually the same breed. I have seen breeders claim to have medium length hair hamsters but i think this confusion comes from the fact that a long haired hamster can have a very long skirt or simply some little tufts. The roots of the hairs are grey and these darker roots are often easily visible on the top of the head.

Handled daily from 2 and a half. Note that there is no such thing as medium length hair. Male long haired syrians have a skirt effect around their bottom section whereas females just have a fluffy all over look. It is this.