Rare Syrian Hamster Colours

Beige produced by breeding a two hamsters with the rust and dark gray genes the beige color variety is often the smallest and less robust of the litter.

Rare syrian hamster colours. Hope you enjoy and find this helpful x my links. Today s video is educating you on the different syrian fur types markings and colours. Beige is a rare colour because it is produced by breeding together a hamster with the rust and dark grey gene which are themselves rare. The ruby eyed gene can be combined with any colour to produce a ruby eyed variety of that colour.

But over the years a number of mutations appeared and now you can find a wide range of colours and coat types some being common and other rare. The tortoiseshell is a patterned hamster produced by combining yellow with another colour. The ruby eyed gene is extremely rare if not extinct. Beige hamsters sometimes have a kinked tail.

Some coat colors have several different eye and ear color combinations such as the cream variety which can have black red or ruby eyes. An agouti hamster has cheek flashes and crescents where a self hamster does not. But selective breeding has given rise to several variations in color pattern and hair length. The color of a syrian hamster s eyes and ears are usually determined by the color of their coat.

All domesticated golden hamsters are descended from three hamsters captured in 1930 in syria by professor israel aharoni a biologist working in jerusalem. Golden hamsters the golden hamster or syrian hamster mesocricetus auratus also called the teddy bear is a popular pet in homes in the united states and europe. Examples of agouti hamsters include the golden yellow cinnamon and grey. Syrian hamster colors and coats the syrian hamster is commonly called golden hamster referring to the wild colour.

Ruby eyed hamsters have bright ruby eyes and the coat colour is extremely diluted. If you have a syrian hamster that is blonde cinnamon lilac honey or fawn then these often have red eyes. But captive breeding programs have existed since the 1930s both for science and the pet trade. The beige variety is often smaller than the rest of the litter and may have a kinked tail due to the dark grey gene.

Syrian hamsters can come in many different colorsincluding gray black yellow red or a mixture of several different colors. The natural color of most syrian hamsters is golden brown with a lighter belly. Some have been standardized by clubs for show purposes. In the wild their population is considered vulnerable due to habitat loss.