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The golden hamster or Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is a rodent belonging to the hamster subfamily, Cricetinae. [2] Their natural geographical range is in an arid region of northern Syria and southern Turkey. Their numbers have been declining in the wild due to a loss of habitat from agriculture and deliberate elimination by humans. [1]
The longhair coat type is a hamster with hair that is up to 4 inches (10 cm). [17] They are often referred to as "teddy bear hamsters" by pet stores due to their bear-like appearance and as a marketing tactic to sell them more easily. Male Syrians usually have much longer hair than female Syrians.
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Big hamsters should have a minimum of 800 square inches of floor space, and dwarf hamsters should have at least 640. You can also DIY with a 75-gallon (or larger) aquarium fitted with a mesh lid.
Gestation lasts 16 to 18 days for Syrian hamsters, 18 to 21 days for Russian hamsters, 21 to 23 days for Chinese hamsters and 23 to 30 for Roborovski hamsters. The average litter size for Syrian hamsters is about seven pups, but can be as great as 24, which is the maximum number of pups that can be contained in the uterus.
The massively popular $7.99 robotic hamsters cooed and even scooted around—just like the real thing, but better, because you didn't have to feed it, and it couldn't die! BUY NOW Getty Images
Several Mohair versions (light brown with mohair fur - limited to only 1000 made; a cream mohair version limited to 400 made and a brown mohair bear limited to 200 made). Recently, a 25th anniversary blush colored edition was released in 2006 (available in 10"/25.5 cm size and a 2 ft tall version sold exclusively at FAO Schwarz, which is now ...
The very first Tatty Teddy was hand crafted by Linda Laverty of Worthing, West Sussex. The second generation Tatty Teddy, introduced in 2003, kept to the same overall design but with much finer fur. To coincide with the 2003 redesign, the 'Me to You' story was also published, describing how the teddy bear came to be in its current state.