All Syrian Hamster Colors

Fully grown syrian hamsters are about 13cm in length with females being slightly larger than males.

All syrian hamster colors. Should your hamster not be of one of these colours it can still compete in non standard class or in pet class. The syrian hamster is commonly called golden hamster referring to the wild colour. Breeding syrian hamsters next show. Syrian hamster fur types markings colours.

A golden hamster has grey ears black eyes black cheek flashes and white cheek crescents. Peachy petparadise 166 647 views. Cinnamon is the basic red eyed color so almost every other red eyed color is a cinnamon combination. Cinnamon hamsters have a rich orange color with a gray undercoat ivory belly red eyes these often darken with age and light colored ears.

10 facts about hamsters fun and helpful info duration. Examples of agouti hamsters include the golden yellow cinnamon and grey. Golden is the original colouration of syrian hamsters. Are fiercely territorial and will attack any other hamster they meet.

Here i have listed a wide variety of the colours coats that are around today although it is not possible to list them all. Examples of self hamsters include the black cream mink and sable. The original wild color of the hamster is golden brown hence their name as the golden hamster the most notable characteristic of the syrian hamster is its ability to store food in two cheek pouches. The syrian hamster is also most.

Hamsters have large eyesand small tulip shaped ears. Article by black country hamstery. Post navigation syrian hamster genetics and inheritance. All shows are currently cancelled until further notice.

This information may not contain all the colour combinations as there are others being bred and discovered by breeders worldwide. The syrian hamster is also most commonly know as the golden hamster as this is the original wild colour. The base colour of each hair is slate grey with the tip being ginger. Cinnamon is a recessive trait.

The natural colour is golden brown with pale greyish white belly. Black cheek flashes mark the jaw line and a broad dark band. The third agouti trait is rust. However over the years many different colours coat lengths patterns and coat types have now developed due to mutations.

But over the years a number of mutations appeared and now you can find a wide range of colours and coat types some being common and other rare. Some have been standardized by clubs for show purposes.