The Syrian Hamster - Just a Teddy Bear Really... PDF Print E-mail

Golden Hamster Probably the most common domesticated hamster, Syrian Hamsters (also known as Golden Hamster, Fancy Hamster, and Teddy Bear Hamster) can grow up to 7 inches (18cm) in length, with the females being slightly larger than the males. Syrian Hamsters are extremely territorial, so they should not be housed together as they will fight frequently and fiercely with other hamsters. Don’t be fooled when you go to a pet store or breeder and see several young Syrian hamsters living together – they don’t develop their solitary nature until they reach 6-10 weeks of age. After that they become increasingly intolerant of other hamsters and will fight, often to the death, if housed with any other hamsters, as hamster breeder Tammy Crum discovered for herself:

 

“A previous partner of mine used a shelving system to store the hamster, with Syrians on top. They were in

a fish tank and somehow one got out and landed in a tank with Roborovskis. Needless to say that by the time he discovered the missing culprit all the Robs were dead.”Syrian Hamster

 

Remember: only one Syrian Hamster per cage!

 

Syrian Hamsters tend to be larger than other domestic hamsters, and so are able to be handled for longer periods of time before becoming tired. Although commonly known as the Golden Hamster, Syrian Hamsters can appear in more than 40 different color types, thanks to today’s advanced breeding techniques.

   
Quote this article in website
Print
Send to friend
Save this to del.icio.us

Users' Comments  RSS feed comment
 

Average user rating

 

Display 49 of 49 comments

By: Eclaire on 23-04-2011 14:10

i have two female teddy bear hamsters Eclaire and Scalet and i think their both pregnant from my sisters teddy bear hamster henry, whaat do i do? do i separate them from each other? :x

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: hamer2222 on 17-11-2010 16:47

i have a baby black and white teddy bear :zzz :p :grin :)

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: buzzy on 15-08-2010 09:08

I REALLLYYYYY want a Syrian hamster. Aren't they the easiest to tame because they are the largest? :upset :upset :roll :grin :grin

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: spencerdude09 on 10-04-2010 04:22

Hi I have a Syrian hamster and am baby-sitting a winter white dwarfish type hamster. 
 
 
If I let them play together will spencer (the syrian) kill Cookie (the mini dude)

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: pokemon on 30-08-2009 07:51

i have a hamster named oscar , email me at elegge@student.ednet.ca 
u should check out habitrail . com cus it has a hamster builder thing and its really coooooooooooooooool! 8) :

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: pokemon on 30-08-2009 07:51

i have a hamster named oscar , email me at elegge@student.ednet.ca 
u should check out habitrail . com cus it has a hamster builder thing and its really coooooooooooooooool! 8) :

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: DJRiku on 20-06-2009 15:10

I got two Syrian hamsters about five days ago. Both of them are female & both of them have bit me hard enough to draw blood. I'm not sure what to do with them now since of them of them JUST gave birth. I keep them both in the same cage & they've fine with each other until the pups came. Now, one of them is more agressve towards the other & I'm not sure with is the mother so I can seperate the other so they won't fight with each other. Other than getting a second cage, I don't know what to do. Help please! :upset

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: ronal on 04-06-2009 11:17

sup. ok i had two hamsters. one was male and one was female. i dont know what the male was but the female is a syrian teddy bear hamsters. they mated but two days after they mated the male died :cry so now i only have a syrian femail teddy bear hamster. if she is pregnant. i think she is she looks fat and chubby how cute. ok so if she is pregnant and she is a syrian hamster wont she eat her own babies. i mean it says only one syrian per cage. im creeped out. i dont wnt her to eat her babies. HELPPP!!! :eek

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: marleyman on 25-04-2009 18:38

My little syrian Marley died today alot of people will say their just a rodent but I think anyone who's owned a hamster knows they're more than that.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 4 replie(s)

By: hamstergirl110 on 08-04-2009 05:26

my hamster stands on her water bowl and then it leaks. we tried to put and up- turned hamster food bowl under neath but she just pushed it out of the way so we had the same problem again. but when it leaksit wets the saw dust so we have to clean her out every 2 days instead of every week. can any body help e on how to stop this from happening again. :? :roll :) :zzz :( :zzz :roll :x

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: WinteryNitez on 21-02-2009 14:41

i love my hamster Bacon~! 
 
:grin

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Navvie on 13-01-2009 16:35

I'm getting A Black Bear Hamster tommarrow! I'm SO excited, and I figured I should do my research. :grin this site is great!

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Katiepinky on 12-01-2009 14:32

I'm only allowed one hamster, anyway, cos we dont want baby hamsters everywhere, lol :) I saw this video on the internet of 2 hamsters fighting, it was really random, they kept biting and stuff.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: TheKItten09 on 06-01-2009 23:00

oh man i cant not wait until i get my syrian on FRIDAY!!!! :zzz  
WOOT WOOT!!

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: AnimalLover on 08-11-2008 11:48

i desagree with a part of this i love syrians and it just so happens that they live perfectly together perhaps its more based on personality hm? :p

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: shai on 12-10-2008 13:56

i have a hamster name bubba hes a syrian..... i hope he could have a girlfriend .. so they could make a babies ! :grin

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: shai on 12-10-2008 13:51

w ! hamsters are sOOOOO cute ! i have one 2 ....

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Hamsterlover101195 on 14-08-2008 00:08

Go to this website they have a list of like 100 names. heres the link. http://hamsterland.com/ Hope this helped! :)

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Hamster fan on 12-08-2008 11:18

Hey guys I am going to get a new hamster I am planing on getting a male panda bear hamster but I have only come up with one name I like and I was wondering if u can give me your ideas.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: Hamster fan on 09-08-2008 11:38

I cant wait 2 get a new hamster

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: Hamsterlover101195 on 08-08-2008 22:02

Hey! I really want a syrian hamster and this website and this article really helped me understand them. :) :grin ;) 8) :p :roll :zzz

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: stuartlittle7 on 28-03-2008 01:28

Hi Guys, 
 
I've finally uploaded my hamsters pics. Try and check it out in my gallery and you'll see that syrian hamsters do get along fine as long as you treat them equally. 
 
thanks

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: stewart on 25-03-2008 09:16

hi guys,i dont think i can upload my hamsters pic as proof that they can get along.just email me at stuartlittle7@yahoo.com so i can send a copy.i thnk it's how take care of each of them that makes them get along.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: stewart on 25-03-2008 08:35

hi guys im from the philippines,i have a pair of syrian hamsters both are 10 months old and i also have a 3 month old,believe it or not they get along just fine in just 1 cage,i dont know how but they do,they also have a friend,a 15 month old mini kangaroo.its like a rat.where can i post their pic so that you guys can see.just want to share.email me at stuartlittle7@yahoo.com

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: marieny on 24-03-2008 19:23

well hi i am maireny karina u could tell if she is getting fat of is she is eating and drinking more u shuld keeo an eye on them! good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: emily on 18-03-2008 18:15

my hamster chews her cage i can't get to sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
she is georges and anoying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . we have only had her for 4 weeks now and oready she is very tame. i told her to sit and she sat ( that's wicked!) we dont want her to be pregnat' one hamster is quite enough never mind 5!! I love her so much she is so cute .

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: nika on 09-03-2008 07:25

hi! my siryan hamster is pregnant, she is on her 15 days. she ia being fatter and fater everyday. is it right that she will give birth tomorrow?(on her 16 days) these 2 days she sleeps like dead, and she almost doesn't leave her nest. it's her first pregnacy. he didn't get pregnant on her firs mating. after 12 days she mate again. i just can't wait, i really love my HAM.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: ...khersztine... on 08-03-2008 22:22

:grin  
 
 
oh no..... 
i ddn't know that... 
 
 
Only one syrian hamster PER CAGE... 
 
 
o.m.g. 
 
 
i have 2 hamster per cage... 
 
 
will they fight eachother???? 
 
 
 
my god.... 
 
 
huhuu :sigh :sigh :sigh :sigh :sigh

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: Meerkat Lover on 06-03-2008 15:02

Actually, I'm gonna name my Teddy Bear Hamster "HamBob" My dad came up with it and I thought that is was a good name,so I decided I'd name him that. 8) I can't wait to get him...he has a little TV hideout and a wheel(superpet comfort wheel), and he's gonna be really happy! I can't wait till sunday! WHY WON'T IT BE HERE ALREADY???

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Meerkat Lover on 04-03-2008 15:40

:) Hi, I'm going to get a Teddy Bear Hamster on Sunday...I'm still picking out a name; I made a list of 20 names and told my parenys,  
Uncle and Brother to put a check next to the one they like; so far, Ralphie, Gizmo and Mr. Whiskers are winning. My father hasn't got home yet so I'm still waiting for his answer. Anyway, I've got one sort of irrelevant question: When do Teddy bear hamster's fur start to get long? :? I havn't been able to find an answer anywhere else. :x

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Mondrosen on 25-02-2008 06:09

Hello! I just bought a pair of Syrian hamster and would like to mate them. I've been keeping hamsters as pets for more than 4 years and I have breed my previous hamsters successfully. However, I don't know if my previous hamsters were syrian too and I understand that hamster pups would be eaten by hamsters other than their mother. 
 
What I'd like to ask is, will my hamster (the mother) eat her own babies? What should I do to prevent the mother from being a cannibal? 
 
Thank you.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: da hamster lova on 12-02-2008 13:03

:zzz i love hamsters and also have one but i was just wondering. my freind has a girl hamster and me the boy. i came up with the idea of bredding them. would it be okay to swap the hamsters around. ie: she brings her hamster in her cage and i keep it while we breed it and vice vercer. thnx 
xxx :zzz

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: brittany on 11-02-2008 19:10

hi i have a syrn hamster his name is cougar and he's 100 years old {in hamster years} i have had him for 4 years and he's fine n active n it seems like he's never gonna pass away i would be crushed if he did but i have 2 hamsters both females and one had babbies i think the vet store owner lied to me or didn't know what she was saying one is an opal and the other is a long hair blue roan what should i do the babbies are mixxed i dont know how to care for them or anything my 2 hamsters get along very well together and i was thinking of giving the hamster pups away but idk when i can let them go

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: lynn on 30-01-2008 14:52

hi my lovely little hamster (lenny ) died yesterday im gutted he was only a year old and the most loving little thing ever i had took him to vet cause his bum got quite big i know that sound stupit i was told nothing was wrong but im sure there was and only 3 weeks later he's gone was i right and the vet was wrong im just so curious cause i miss him could someone get back to me if they have seen or heard of this problem ,thankyou x

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: kathleen on 28-01-2008 13:58

the common hamsters are so cute i like them ...............! :)  
........... love kathleen

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: kathleen on 28-01-2008 13:58

the common hamsters are so cute i like them ...............! :)  
........... love kathleen

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: stewart on 21-01-2008 23:36

Hi, 
 
When do syrian hamsters open their eyes?

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: Adam on 21-01-2008 18:18

Hi Kim. Are they Syrian hamsters? If so, they may get along okay now but most likely will eventually start fighting each other. If they are dwarf hamsters they can stay together as long as they don't start fighting - keep an eye on them and watch for signs of aggression. Good luck!

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: Kim on 21-01-2008 17:43

Hi 
So a friend of mine had baby hamsters and I was willing to help her out and take 2 from the litter. I picked the 2 smallest ones that always seemed to be together. I have had them in the same cage for about 9 weeks and there have been no problems. All I keep reading is how they need to be seperated. They seem like they would be lost without each other but at the same time I do not want to put them in any danger. What should I do??? Thanks.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: on 21-01-2008 15:40

i have had my hamster for nearly a month now and i followed what it told me to do in a hamster book 
i was just touching it for about 2 weeks and then i finaly went to hold it and it kept biting me  
it knows who i am and it recognises me but everytime i hold it i have to put food on my handto stop it bitting me  
if been tryign not to do that anymore but i just get bitten  
its like it doesnt like me 
thanks for the advice  
have you got anymore?

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: monica on 19-01-2008 13:14

Hi Everyone  
I Have a syrian hamster and ive had it for 3 weeks now  
i try to pick it up but it bites me everytime even though i wash my hands before handling her  
i dont know what im doing wrong ! 
i dont know what she wont let me hold her cos ive had her for ages now  
everytime i pick her up i have to put food on my hand to stop her biting me  
but laytly ive been trying it without food and she just wont stop biting me !! 
any one got any advice ?/

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: karina on 15-01-2008 16:17

hi  
ok so i have 2 hamsters and i think one of them is pregnant and im not sure how to tell?!? could you please send me some tips as soon as posible ! karina email cinamontwist9@hotmail.com

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 1 replie(s)

By: stewart on 12-01-2008 04:54

I have a pair of teddy bear hamsters aged 8 months and had babies when they reached 6 1/2 months. She gave birth to 6 babies but I think the normal number is lesser right? And how come when I isolated her from her mate that she tried to eat them and I was thinking that she was just cleaning them until she placed the 3 babies in her mouth. Finally she ate all of them? How come? And 3 days after they mated again, now she is on her 24th day gestation.She's getting bigger. I already isolated her before she gives birth. That's good right? Hope to here from you. thanks.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

» See all 2 replie(s)

By: natasha on 12-01-2008 00:18

i have a teddybear and his name is nacho you might think it is an odd name,but he is cute and fluffy.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Lisa on 01-01-2008 18:48

Awwww. I love hamsters, I have one.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Adam on 30-12-2007 17:15

Monica, not all Syrian hamsters will have long hair. In fact, they have to be bred especially for their long hair so you're much more likely to find ones with shorter hair than the longer hair version.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: KIMBERLY on 30-12-2007 16:02

i have a syrn hamster for a year AND THEY ARE SO CUTE IT GOT BABIES AND i HAVE 2 BABIES NOW

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: monica on 29-12-2007 13:55

Hi  
I am getting a syrian hamster in 2 days but i was just wondering .. does the hair grow long on all syrian hamsters 
.. because ive saw pictures and some of them have short hair and somem of them have unbeleivably long hair

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

By: Jess on 08-12-2007 19:48

I am going to get a Syrian hamster and was glad to learn about them. I looked at the other pages on the sight and this one one was most directed toward the Teddy Bears.

 

» Report this comment to administrator

» Reply to this comment...

Display 49 of 49 comments



Add your comment
Only registered users can comment an article. Please login or register.


mXcomment 1.0.5 © 2007-2012 - visualclinic.fr
License Creative Commons - Some rights reserved
Written by Adam King   
Monday, 13 August 2007
Last Updated ( Friday, 08 October 2010 )
 
Next >

Who's Online



Hamster-Zone Login

Warning: fopen(/hsphere/local/home/eclerkin/hamster-zone.com/components/com_sef/cache/shCacheContent.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /hsphere/local/home/eclerkin/hamster-zone.com/components/com_sef/shCache.php on line 106