Types of Hamsters

That Many Types of Hamsters Maintained

Until now, human hamster has maintained only a limited number of five types as follows;

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      Campbell Mini Hamsters - Hamster has a movement that is not too fast. The distance between the eyes, ears, and nose balanced. Campbell Hamster heads equilateral triangle-shaped because the shape of his cheekbones widened to the side. Ears look big and tall. Her hair color and complexion and most varied more than the winter white. Compared with any other mini hamster, hamster, Campbell has the most beautiful color variations that are most widely. The four feet from chin to neck bottom overgrown fur white.

    As an adult, this hamster's body looks flat, as flat as if crouching near the ground. Temperament is not as quiet as winter white, but not as fast as Roborovski. Females appear more actively engaged than males .. basically, Campbell hamsters are social and happy to live in groups. When combined with each other since childhood, they can live in peace.

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      Hamster Mini Winter-White - Chief of winter white hamster same triangular sides and extending to the rear visible. Edge the nose ~ not visible slightly rounded. Large round eyes, shiny, and its position closer to the ear than on the nose. If viewed from the side, above the nose or between the eyes and nose. There is such a small bump. Backbone of the white winter tend to be somewhat curved upward, with Campbell  not same seen looking somewhat flat.

    Hamsters are seen more often in silence rather than running, so tame, and never bite. Body sizes tend to be larger and, the fur thinner than Campbell. Unfortunately, this hamster has a limited variety of colors. fur color on her belly is lighter than the color fur in the upper body.

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      Roborovski Mini Hamster - Hamster Roborovski happy hiding and have a fast or lively movement, so-hard to catch and harder to tame than the winter white. Both eyebrows above the eyes, the mouth, and cheeks are white the dominant color.Roborovski have a body short with prominent black eyes and shiny round. Big head, as if more and if not balanced with the body length. His mustache is very much, grow tight, and long. Brown fur golden beige color with a white tip of each strand. Feather in the abdomen is white. The tail is very short and covered with feathers, so that is not visible. As the smallest, the maximum length of only 4-5 cm Roborovski. Can reach 3 to 3.5 years old.

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      Chinese Hamster - Hamster hamster was not classified as a mini. Male hamster body length can reach 90-10 cm. Meanwhile, the body of female hamsters is shorter than the male. This happens because the penis sac is seen extending to the rear, so that male hamsters seem longer. Hamsters can have a tail that can grow along the 2 cm. When young, his fur looks more to ash-gray color when compared with an adult. Nevertheless, this type known difficult hamster cultured

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      Hamster Hybrid - are crosses between species that produces hamster hamster without a definite identity. Hamster hybrids could only happen because of human intervention. Marital inter-species hamster will never be found in the wild. Generally the term is for hamster hamster hybrid crosses between mini-type hamster Campbell and winter white. In the wild, both species of hamster is derived from a different region. Actually marry the two species of hamster is not a wise thing for both types of these hamsters have tendency for different diseases. Thus, by performing crosses between hamster has in fact tantamount to bring together or gather at least two tendencies in diseases that can attack the body one hamster. If we had known this, we should not try.

    Hamster hybrids are usually sterile. or infertile due to marriage among the species produces genetic changes in children or offspring. Although some are not infertile, usually the next offspring will appear again child hamster hybrids sterile. There are several hamster hybrids that have similar physical appearance with a winter white, but color. his body looked odd, different from the standard white winter color. Until now there are only four types of color recognized hamster hybrids, namely pearl, normal, imperial, and sapphire.

    Hamster hybrid that is often called the golden hamster, winter white or just believed to be the golden crosses of winter white hamster hamster-pearl with hamster campbell-argente. Therefore, this hamster has a white body shape resembles winter, but the back line of brown. Primary color of white fur upper body with yellowish brown envelope region of his back, so that golden glow, and feather head top is a blackish spots. This brings the nature of hamsters winter white that color will mutate to remaining only in white with brownish dorsal line.