Syrian Hamster Colors Chart

Hamsters have large eyesand small tulip shaped ears.

Syrian hamster colors chart. However over the years many different colours coat lengths patterns and coat types have now developed due to mutations. The color of a syrian hamster s eyes and ears are usually determined by the color of their coat. The base colour of each hair is slate grey with the tip being ginger. Examples of agouti hamsters include the golden yellow cinnamon and grey.

Should your hamster not be of one of these colours it can still compete in non standard class or in pet class. Syrian hamster genetics and inheritance. Syrian hamsters are excellent pets for people of all ages particularly children. Silver gray the silver gray hamster has a silver gray coat with a darker roots.

We are dedicated to encouraging the keeping breeding and exhibition of all species of hamster to a standard defined by our. The syrian hamster is also most. Here i have listed a wide variety of the colours coats that are around today although it is not possible to list them all. Brown ranges over a broad color spectrum.

Examples of self hamsters include the black cream mink and sable. Syrian hamster colours and patterns thanks to advance breeding techniques and practices syrian hamsters now come in a variety of coat types patterns and colours. There have been reported color coat mutations resulting in a syrian orange hamster. One popular color is brown syrian hamsters.

The original colour of the syrian hamster in the wild is golden brown with an ivory belly dark cheek flashes and ivory crescents. Find us on facebook. Some have been standardized by clubs for show purposes. Our previous show was held on 30th november 2019 in coventry.

Some coat colors have several different eye and ear color combinations such as the cream variety which can have black red or ruby eyes. A golden hamster has grey ears black eyes black cheek flashes and white cheek crescents. All shows are currently cancelled until further notice. Find us on facebook.

The syrian hamster is commonly called golden hamster referring to the wild colour. Occasionally a mutation occurs resulting in a new colour. If you have a syrian hamster that is blonde cinnamon lilac honey or fawn then these often have red eyes. The syrian hamster is also most commonly know as the golden hamster as this is the original wild colour.

Normal golden cream cinnamon sable yellow yellow black. Breeding syrian hamsters next show. Short haired long haired rex coated satin coated. A common favorite according to author holly sullivant is dark brown.

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. As a result in captivity a number of additional colours to the original. It has an ivory face with dark gray cheekflashes dark gray ears and black eyes. Umbrous these hamsters can have any coat colour and pattern.

It has an off white underside. In the wild these mutations may not survive but in captivity such hamsters are kept and bred from in order to maintain the mutation.