Syrian Hamster Colors Varieties
The natural colour is golden brown with pale greyish white belly.
Syrian hamster colors varieties. Originally classified as dark golden and light golden this description and standard has now fallen out of favour as a light golden is simply a golden that lacks defined black ticking. If you have a syrian hamster that is blonde cinnamon lilac honey or fawn then these often have red eyes. Examples of self hamsters include the black cream mink and sable. Black cheek flashes mark the jaw line and a broad dark band.
Examples of agouti hamsters include the golden yellow cinnamon and grey. 10 facts about hamsters fun and helpful info duration. 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. Jan 18 2016 explore smiles for syrians s board fur types colors patterns followed by 129 people on pinterest.
Normal golden cream cinnamon sable yellow yellow black. See more ideas about hamster dwarf hamster syrian hamster. The color of a syrian hamster s eyes and ears are usually determined by the color of their coat. Short haired long haired rex coated satin coated.
Syrian hamster colours and patterns thanks to advance breeding techniques and practices syrian hamsters now come in a variety of coat types patterns and colours. Fully grown syrian hamsters are about 13cm in length with females being slightly larger than males. Syrian hamster fur types markings colours. The base colour of each hair is slate grey with the tip being ginger.
Syrian hamsters are excellent pets for people of all ages particularly children. Hamsters have large eyesand small tulip shaped ears. Banded dominant spot tortoiseshell bi colour calico tri colour roan. A golden hamster has grey ears black eyes black cheek flashes and white cheek crescents.
Some coat colors have several different eye and ear color combinations such as the cream variety which can have black red or ruby eyes. Golden is the original colouration of syrian hamsters. Colours and coat types of the syrian hamster the syrian hamster is also most commonly know as the golden hamster as this is the original wild colour. Pic courtesy of vectis hams bred by mad about hamsters pic courtesy of satine hamstery light grey lglg lethal as homozygote lglg silver grey sgsg or sgsg.