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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]
Steven Slater founded the Lakeview Hamster Colony. [11] At the time he was an employee of Owens-Illinois and living in New Jersey, and he founded the hamstery after refusing his employer's request that he move with his family to work in another location. [11] Slater's breeding stock of hamsters originated in the Gulf Hamstery. [11]
Mesocricetus is a genus of Old World hamsters, including the Syrian or golden hamster, the first hamster to be introduced as a domestic pet, and still the most popular species of hamster for that purpose. Recent research has shown that, unlike almost all other land mammals studied, all species of this genus lack the capacity for color vision. [2]
A male longhaired Syrian hamster. 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.
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.
A hamster cage is an enclosure designed to house one hamster.It is recommended that hamster cages are at least 5000 cm 2 (775 in of floor space) for dwarf hamster except Roborovski and 6000 cm 2 for Syrian and Roborovski, although there is evidence that hamsters experience less stress if housed in larger cages. [1]
The Syrian hamster's natural habitat is in a small region of Northwest Syria near the city of Aleppo. [1] It was first described by science in the 1797 second edition of The Natural History of Aleppo, a book written and edited by two Scottish physicians living in Syria. [2] The Syrian hamster was first recognized as a distinct species in 1839. [3]
Syrian hamsters have a sleep cycle that lasts about 10 to 12 minutes. [1] In the laboratory, Syrian hamsters are observed to be nocturnal and in their natural circadian rhythm they wake and sleep on a consistent schedule. [2] In all kinds of laboratory settings hamsters do 80% of their routine activities at night. [3]