Syrian Hamster Colors Varieties

These are known as the dark eared white hamster due to the dark skin color on the ears.

Syrian hamster colors varieties. 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. While syrian hamsters are nocturnal females are more apt to rouse themselves during the daytime than males. 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.

Hamsterhuette de hamsterzucht kiel goldhamster und teddyhamster in farben wie dark grey chocolate blue recessive dappled polywhite und extreme dilute sind bei uns seit 2008 zuhause. 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. However over the years many different colours coat lengths patterns and coat types have now developed due to mutations. Syrian hamsters have been bred in a variety of color types with the commonest varieties being beige black blonde brown chocolate cream dove golden grey lilac mink sable tan and white.

A golden hamster has grey ears black eyes black cheek flashes and white cheek crescents. Next is the flesh eared white which as the name suggests has lighter skin color ears. The color of the wild syrian hamster in golden brown ticked with black on the upper two thirds of its body. Hamsters have large eyesand small tulip shaped ears.

Its possible to get white hamsters with red eyes but the eyes will normally darken with age. But some syrian hamsters can also sport coats of chocolate brown white gray or even black. White there is actually no true albino syrian hamster gene. 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.

Syrians are stocky with large eyes tulip shaped ears and a very short tail. The base colour of each hair is slate grey with the tip being ginger. In terms of coloration most but not all syrian hamsters have golden coats. Syrian hamster breeders have developed many different color varieties the winter white is available in normal grey pearl and sapphire varieties.

Examples of agouti hamsters include the golden yellow cinnamon and grey. Examples of self hamsters include the black cream mink and sable.