HAMSTER
Hamsters are a type of rodent animals, there are various kinds in the world and almost there in every country. Hamsters belong to the subfamily cricetinae. This subfamily is divided into about 18 species, which are classified into six or seven genera.
Characteristic
Hamster has a plump body, with a tail shorter than its body and has a furry ears, feet wide, short and stocky. Hamsters memilikibulu a thick and long, and his fur has a variety of colors depending on the species of hamster, for example black, gray, white, brown, yellow and red. The bottom of hamster white to gray and black. Hamster Dzhungaria - among hobbyists known as the Winter White Hamster (Phodopus sungorus) and the striped dwarf hamster (Cricetulus barabensis) has a black line under the middle of the back. Dwarf desert hamsters (genus Phodopus) are smallest hamster, with a body length of 5 to 10sentimeter (about 2 to 4 inches), while the hamster is the biggest European hamster (Cricetus cricetus), with a body length of more than 34 inches, not including the short tail has a length of 6 inches.
Habitat
Hamster habitat is located north of central Europe through Siberia, Mongolia, and northern China to Korea. Hamster habitat in the south stretching from Syria to Pakistan. They live in the desert border, which divegetasi dunes, hills at the foot of the mountain and lowland with bushes and rocky, river valleys, and vast grasslands, some also live in the fields planting. Geographical distribution of species groups described the hamster, for example, European hamster is found in central Europe and western Siberia and northwestern China, while the Syrian hamster (in some articles referred to as the golden hamster or golden hamster) are found only in a small town in northwestern Syria.
Food
Hamsters are omnivorous creatures. Their diet usually grain rice, but also includes fresh fruit, roots, green parts of plants, invertebrates and some other small animals (insects such as grasshoppers). Hamsters carry food in their cheeks which included a bag to put into their food hole. [1]. However, not all food suitable for hamsters, some foods, such as the poisonous leaves of tomato, becoming the most dangerous foods for healthy hamsters. People's opinions about other unsafe foods, such as feeding them cucumber cause wet tail and citrus fruits are poisonous and the second this opinion there is something wrong. Cucumbers have very little good nutrition and can cause liver problems, and some hamsters do not like the taste of citrus fruits, but the citrus is safe for use in hamsters. Hamsters exposed to the disease of diabetes is not allowed to get makananyang contain a high sugar content, such as fruit and corn. Hamster food components divided into 3 categories: dry, fresh, and food animals.
If we want to keep hamsters, the safest thing is to provide food in the form of fresh grain. In Indonesia there are few home businesses that make a hamster food from the grain. Choose whole grains are not preserved but are free of fleas and food color. For security reasons, should not provide food in the form of fresh leaves and instant food. Several types of fresh leaves may not be harmful to the hamster, but the majority of leaves have been contaminated with pesticides. Although few, hamsters susceptible to pesticides. Instant food are also given to the hamsters are not good because usually contain preservatives. Foods containing salt can cause hair loss in hamsters
Behavior
Hamsters are usually silent and nocturnal although they may say they are crepuscular and sometimes active in the early morning or late afternoon. They are good diggers, make a hole with one or more entrances and with galleries that are connected with their room for nesting, food storage and other activities. No hibernating hamster during winter, but some experience periods of torpor occurred over several days to several months
Reproduction
Male hamsters have huge testicles according to their body size. Young hamster is more difficult to have sex. Female hamsters have two holes close together, while the male hamster has a genital and anal opening hole.
Hamsters do fertilization at different ages depending on the species, but this can be done at the age of 1 month to 3 months. Male hamster fertilization can still perform all his life, but the female does not. Estrous female hamsters had approximately every three days.
Breeding season occurs from April to October, with 1 to 13 children born after a gestation period for 13 to 22 days. [1] 'gestation occurred 16 to 18 days for Syrian hamsters, 18 to 21 days for the Russian hamsters, 21 to 23 days for Chinese hamsters and 23 to 30 for hamster Roborovski.
After a pregnant female hamsters, hamster parent will build nests and raise their children there. They are hairless, their eyes closed and very small. After 1 week, they started around their nest and eat. After 3 weeks, hamsters child can leave their nest. Except for the hamster Roborvski, the new can come out of the cage within 4 weeks. Typically, male and female hamsters are separated when the female hamster gave birth, to avoid undesirable things. Son of hamsters also should not be held, so as not to be eaten by the parent. After one week they begin to explore outside the nest. They have been fully completed after 3 weeks, or 4 weeks for hamsters Roborovski. Most people will sell the hamsters to shops when the hamsters aged 2 to 8 months.
Residence
Hamsters can be kept either at home or in the terrarium are available at pet stores. The cage is easier to carry, the edges can be used for climbing. In the glass box, to prevent hamster throw out sawdust and other debris out of the cage, giving a better view to hamsters, more calm, and prevent the circumstances surrounding a dirty cage.
Because of a small hamster, a suitable home for hamsters always have to have a place at least 2 feet and a strong top because hamsters are a good climber. Glass box may not be higher than the length for air circulation, and because of a smaller, dwarf hamster needs a larger cage, at least 80 centimeters because their activities are great.
Avoid hazardous objects are dangerous for animals. Wood from conifers or plywood is not suitable for hamsters, because hamsters will whittle the wood and either glue or resin poisonous to them. The cage can be purchased from the store is equipped with multiple levels, connected by stairs.
Hamster normal temperature for 18 to 26 ° C (64 to 80 ° F)
The floor of the dwelling hamsters are usually filled with sawdust. Sawdust is made from paper that has been discarded or wood with aroma-aroma is the most healthy. Cut off and eat the sawdust made from cedar, pine, may contain phenols that can damage the respiratory system, liver and skin of hamsters.
Sports and entertainment
Like other pets, hamsters need exercise and entertainment to train their physical and psychological health.
Hamster wheel used to exercise, but the wheels are too small for the size of these hamsters
"The wheel sport" in hamsters made hamster run full speed at the wheel. Other objects are plastic balls or cars that can be entered hamsters so that they can exercise while exploring the area outside the cage.
Hamsters are nest builders, many owners who provide a tissue or piece of paper, so that they can build a safe place on the edge or in their homes. Sawdust can also be used to build a nest hamsters, but there is risk of exposure to pesticides or the wood there is a sharp pieces that can hurt the hamster, like other rodents, hamsters also was a rodent, the hamster should be given a suitable and safe objects to build their nest .
Long life
Syrian hamsters typically live no more than 3 years if maintained, and live shorter than 3 years if living in the wild. Winter white hamsters live about 1.5 to 2 years if maintained, and Chinese hamsters 2.5 to 3 years. Hamsters roborovskii smaller live 3 to 3.5tahun if maintained. Both the Syrian hamster and the hamster to start reproduction at the age of 4-5 weeks. Chinese hamster may reproduce when 2-3 months old, and hamster roborvski at the age of 3-4 months.
Hamsters as pets
The species was first known in Indonesia is the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Hamsters are the most widely kept species of people. Many pet stores who called them "honey bears," "panda," "black bears", "European black bears," "polar bears", and "dalmantian," depending on the color. Also there are several variations, including those with long hair that grow hair several centimeters and always require special attention.
Another hamster that kept people there are 4 species of dwarf hamster. Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) is the most widely hamsters maintained among the 4 species and sometimes called the "dwarf Russia", many hamsters are from Russia. Skin white Russian dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus) become white in winter. Roborovski Hamster (Phodopus roborovskii) is very small and fast. Chinese Hamster (Cricetulus griseus) instead of "dwarf hamsters" true,, only hamster with a tail about 4 inches - almost all the hamsters have a very short tail
Many keepers who want to breed their hamsters hamsters produce a good and healthy to save 1 or 2 so that the quality and temperament is a vital requirement when planning proliferation. There may be a result of planned and unplanned pregnancies, but the hamster is often well taken care of and become good pets are kept. Buying direct from caretaker hamster means that there is a chance to see their parents and know the date of birth hamster is for sale.
Characteristic
Hamster has a plump body, with a tail shorter than its body and has a furry ears, feet wide, short and stocky. Hamsters memilikibulu a thick and long, and his fur has a variety of colors depending on the species of hamster, for example black, gray, white, brown, yellow and red. The bottom of hamster white to gray and black. Hamster Dzhungaria - among hobbyists known as the Winter White Hamster (Phodopus sungorus) and the striped dwarf hamster (Cricetulus barabensis) has a black line under the middle of the back. Dwarf desert hamsters (genus Phodopus) are smallest hamster, with a body length of 5 to 10sentimeter (about 2 to 4 inches), while the hamster is the biggest European hamster (Cricetus cricetus), with a body length of more than 34 inches, not including the short tail has a length of 6 inches.
Habitat
Hamster habitat is located north of central Europe through Siberia, Mongolia, and northern China to Korea. Hamster habitat in the south stretching from Syria to Pakistan. They live in the desert border, which divegetasi dunes, hills at the foot of the mountain and lowland with bushes and rocky, river valleys, and vast grasslands, some also live in the fields planting. Geographical distribution of species groups described the hamster, for example, European hamster is found in central Europe and western Siberia and northwestern China, while the Syrian hamster (in some articles referred to as the golden hamster or golden hamster) are found only in a small town in northwestern Syria.
Food
Hamsters are omnivorous creatures. Their diet usually grain rice, but also includes fresh fruit, roots, green parts of plants, invertebrates and some other small animals (insects such as grasshoppers). Hamsters carry food in their cheeks which included a bag to put into their food hole. [1]. However, not all food suitable for hamsters, some foods, such as the poisonous leaves of tomato, becoming the most dangerous foods for healthy hamsters. People's opinions about other unsafe foods, such as feeding them cucumber cause wet tail and citrus fruits are poisonous and the second this opinion there is something wrong. Cucumbers have very little good nutrition and can cause liver problems, and some hamsters do not like the taste of citrus fruits, but the citrus is safe for use in hamsters. Hamsters exposed to the disease of diabetes is not allowed to get makananyang contain a high sugar content, such as fruit and corn. Hamster food components divided into 3 categories: dry, fresh, and food animals.
If we want to keep hamsters, the safest thing is to provide food in the form of fresh grain. In Indonesia there are few home businesses that make a hamster food from the grain. Choose whole grains are not preserved but are free of fleas and food color. For security reasons, should not provide food in the form of fresh leaves and instant food. Several types of fresh leaves may not be harmful to the hamster, but the majority of leaves have been contaminated with pesticides. Although few, hamsters susceptible to pesticides. Instant food are also given to the hamsters are not good because usually contain preservatives. Foods containing salt can cause hair loss in hamsters
Behavior
Hamsters are usually silent and nocturnal although they may say they are crepuscular and sometimes active in the early morning or late afternoon. They are good diggers, make a hole with one or more entrances and with galleries that are connected with their room for nesting, food storage and other activities. No hibernating hamster during winter, but some experience periods of torpor occurred over several days to several months
Reproduction
Male hamsters have huge testicles according to their body size. Young hamster is more difficult to have sex. Female hamsters have two holes close together, while the male hamster has a genital and anal opening hole.
Hamsters do fertilization at different ages depending on the species, but this can be done at the age of 1 month to 3 months. Male hamster fertilization can still perform all his life, but the female does not. Estrous female hamsters had approximately every three days.
Breeding season occurs from April to October, with 1 to 13 children born after a gestation period for 13 to 22 days. [1] 'gestation occurred 16 to 18 days for Syrian hamsters, 18 to 21 days for the Russian hamsters, 21 to 23 days for Chinese hamsters and 23 to 30 for hamster Roborovski.
After a pregnant female hamsters, hamster parent will build nests and raise their children there. They are hairless, their eyes closed and very small. After 1 week, they started around their nest and eat. After 3 weeks, hamsters child can leave their nest. Except for the hamster Roborvski, the new can come out of the cage within 4 weeks. Typically, male and female hamsters are separated when the female hamster gave birth, to avoid undesirable things. Son of hamsters also should not be held, so as not to be eaten by the parent. After one week they begin to explore outside the nest. They have been fully completed after 3 weeks, or 4 weeks for hamsters Roborovski. Most people will sell the hamsters to shops when the hamsters aged 2 to 8 months.
Residence
Hamsters can be kept either at home or in the terrarium are available at pet stores. The cage is easier to carry, the edges can be used for climbing. In the glass box, to prevent hamster throw out sawdust and other debris out of the cage, giving a better view to hamsters, more calm, and prevent the circumstances surrounding a dirty cage.
Because of a small hamster, a suitable home for hamsters always have to have a place at least 2 feet and a strong top because hamsters are a good climber. Glass box may not be higher than the length for air circulation, and because of a smaller, dwarf hamster needs a larger cage, at least 80 centimeters because their activities are great.
Avoid hazardous objects are dangerous for animals. Wood from conifers or plywood is not suitable for hamsters, because hamsters will whittle the wood and either glue or resin poisonous to them. The cage can be purchased from the store is equipped with multiple levels, connected by stairs.
Hamster normal temperature for 18 to 26 ° C (64 to 80 ° F)
The floor of the dwelling hamsters are usually filled with sawdust. Sawdust is made from paper that has been discarded or wood with aroma-aroma is the most healthy. Cut off and eat the sawdust made from cedar, pine, may contain phenols that can damage the respiratory system, liver and skin of hamsters.
Sports and entertainment
Like other pets, hamsters need exercise and entertainment to train their physical and psychological health.
Hamster wheel used to exercise, but the wheels are too small for the size of these hamsters
"The wheel sport" in hamsters made hamster run full speed at the wheel. Other objects are plastic balls or cars that can be entered hamsters so that they can exercise while exploring the area outside the cage.
Hamsters are nest builders, many owners who provide a tissue or piece of paper, so that they can build a safe place on the edge or in their homes. Sawdust can also be used to build a nest hamsters, but there is risk of exposure to pesticides or the wood there is a sharp pieces that can hurt the hamster, like other rodents, hamsters also was a rodent, the hamster should be given a suitable and safe objects to build their nest .
Long life
Syrian hamsters typically live no more than 3 years if maintained, and live shorter than 3 years if living in the wild. Winter white hamsters live about 1.5 to 2 years if maintained, and Chinese hamsters 2.5 to 3 years. Hamsters roborovskii smaller live 3 to 3.5tahun if maintained. Both the Syrian hamster and the hamster to start reproduction at the age of 4-5 weeks. Chinese hamster may reproduce when 2-3 months old, and hamster roborvski at the age of 3-4 months.
Hamsters as pets
The species was first known in Indonesia is the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Hamsters are the most widely kept species of people. Many pet stores who called them "honey bears," "panda," "black bears", "European black bears," "polar bears", and "dalmantian," depending on the color. Also there are several variations, including those with long hair that grow hair several centimeters and always require special attention.
Another hamster that kept people there are 4 species of dwarf hamster. Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli) is the most widely hamsters maintained among the 4 species and sometimes called the "dwarf Russia", many hamsters are from Russia. Skin white Russian dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus) become white in winter. Roborovski Hamster (Phodopus roborovskii) is very small and fast. Chinese Hamster (Cricetulus griseus) instead of "dwarf hamsters" true,, only hamster with a tail about 4 inches - almost all the hamsters have a very short tail
Many keepers who want to breed their hamsters hamsters produce a good and healthy to save 1 or 2 so that the quality and temperament is a vital requirement when planning proliferation. There may be a result of planned and unplanned pregnancies, but the hamster is often well taken care of and become good pets are kept. Buying direct from caretaker hamster means that there is a chance to see their parents and know the date of birth hamster is for sale.
1.CAMPBELL HAMSTER
2.ROBOROVSKI
Roborovski is the smallest species among the other hamsters. Hamsters are very agile so difficult to grasp, so can not be left running in the hand or in the room. Because of this many expensive hamster hamsters lovers and hunted by a very small body size and shape of a funny face.
-> Normal age 3-4 years
-> 4-5 cm length hamster
-> Long gestation 23-30 days
-> The number of children - average 6 tails
-> The weaning period of 30 days
-> Sorts Roborovski (normal, white face)
-> Normal age 3-4 years
-> 4-5 cm length hamster
-> Long gestation 23-30 days
-> The number of children - average 6 tails
-> The weaning period of 30 days
-> Sorts Roborovski (normal, white face)
3.SYRIAN HAMSTER
4.WINTER WHITE
Winter white hamster is a kind of mini hamster most favored by beginners, even children as easily tamed and no bite. Physically similar to Campbell. This friendly-faced Hamsters do not need a big place and lots of food.
-> Aged 1-2 years
-> 7-9 cm long
-> Long gestation 15-20 days
-> Kinds of winter (normal, sapphire, pearl, golden)
-> Aged 1-2 years
-> 7-9 cm long
-> Long gestation 15-20 days
-> Kinds of winter (normal, sapphire, pearl, golden)
5.PANDA HAMSTER
6.CHINESE HAMSTER
Chinese hamster hamster was not classified as a mini. Male hamster body length can reach 90-10 cm. Meanwhile, the body of the female hamster is shorter than the male. This is due to the existence of a visible scrotum stretching to the rear, so that male hamsters look longer. Hamsters can have a tail that can grow as long as 2 cm. When I was young, his fur looks more keabuabuan color when compared with an adult. Nevertheless, this type known to be difficult hamster cultured.
