Long Haired Grey And White Syrian Hamster

The fur is very fitted and plush.

Long haired grey and white syrian hamster. 2 4 years. The long hair gene is recessive meaning you need two copies of it to produce a hamster pup with long hair. Syrian hamster breed coat types. Long haired females have a much shorter coat although it is still significantly longer than that of a short haired female.

Note that there is no such thing as medium length hair. Hair is typically longer from the hips down forming a skirt. 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. If not actually the same breed.

Pictures photographed by jillian curtright and taken from woodview hamstery. Male syrians usually have much longer hair than female syrians. 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. This type has a dark gray wash over the.

Colors run the gamut and include shades of white and cream cinnamon brown different shades of gray and black. Syrian hamster colours and patterns. Syrian hamsters can have either short hair or long hair. These are the long coated hamsters.

It is this. The males and females of this hamster breed have long hair but it s the coat of the females that give these fury little gals their name. It is possible to find a hamster that has only one color of hair but most have white on their tummies even if the rest of their fur is solid. Male long haired syrian hamsters are known to have hair up to 4 inches in length whereas the females are slightly shorter.

Only male hamsters can develop a long coat often reaching the length of 3 or 4 inches. Long haired commonly referred to as teddy bear or angora hamsters have longer fur than usual. Often long haired hamsters are referred to by their nickname teddy bear. Teddy bear hamsters also known as a long haired fancy and angora hamster are a close cousin of the golden syrian breed.

Male long haired hamsters usually have longer fur than the female culminating in a skirt of longer fur around their backsides. Extra care is needed when owning long haired hamsters and they require regular grooming to prevent the fur from becoming dirty and mated. In addition to varying shades of gold long haired hamsters can sport coats of black white dark grey or brown. Satin coats have a beautiful sheen and can be long or short.

Teddy bear hamsters are known for the long luscious coats. The cause of this is varying amounts of testosterone. The longhair coat type is a hamster with hair which is up to 4 inches 10 cm. Syrian breeds were originally discovered in the middle east region in and around the country of syria sometime around 1797.

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. Male long haired syrians have a skirt effect around their bottom section whereas females just have a fluffy all over look.