3334. Roborovski hamsters

ROBOROVSKI HAMSTERS

Adult size 4-5 cm

cycle ovulation in females 8 days 

gestation period of 24 days 

Number of pups in a litter of children 3-5 (rarely 6) 

Lifespan 2-3 years

Selected for breeding healthy, well-fed, with a strong nervous system hamsters. It is desirable to form a pair in childhood, young animals quickly get used to each other. In the case where the chosen are adults, need to give them time to get used gradually. To put this in a terrarium with vertical baffle rods, which would allow the animals to see close and sniffs, but protected the least of possible conflicts. A week later, the grille can be removed.

Roborovski hamster mating 

Formed couple (male and female) are left in a cage for cohabitation and expectations offspring. Cycle of ovulation in females 8 days. Mating takes place on the day of ovulation. If the female offspring has been, then it is given rest after giving birth 2 months only after the rest it can again be reduced to the male. That is to remove the lattice between them to the following genera or until, as will be seen that the female pregnant.

pregnancy of Roborovski hamster

The gestation period of 24 days on average. Abdomen in female first pregnancy is not visible, so you must be careful not to disturb quietly born when doing the cleaning. Feeding the expectant mother should be balanced and nutritious, with a sufficient amount of protein, minerals and vitamins. See Food. During pregnancy and breastfeeding offspring samochki can bite (not hurt, they are too small). In the terrarium as bedding uses large sawdust. Must be one or two spacious cabins (without a bottom is more convenient), as Roborovskiy love all sorts of cover, and the female-mother sometimes carries homyachat from one to another.

Birth last 2-3 hours. From this point you can not disturb the family: move B, to touch the animals, do the cleaning. Before or immediately after the birth of male babies must be separated from the females and children wall with vertical narrow bars, lest there be a new pairing between parents, so new mothers suckle prevent pregnancy conceived offspring deplete her body and deprive milk brood. Such a lattice allow males and females to chat and do not forget each other. Newborns are born helpless, blind, hairless, weighing approximately 1 g, 1.3 cm in length and need constant mothering.

 In 6 days newborns covered light guns and can somehow move. At the age of 9-10 days homyachata well oriented in their home, run, take extra food to the mother's milk. Mother begins itself to bring food to kids, and if not, you can put the food closer to the jack or directly into the socket. The first feeding is recommended to give a loaf soaked in infant formula, grated carrot, lettuce, clover, grass, oats, soaked in boiling water buckwheat or millet. With herbs carefully, in small quantities and washed. At 12-13 days the eyes open, hair becomes thick. Kids in this period is very nimble and agile, resemble miniature copies of the adults. The diet can gradually introduce fish and chicken (no salt), egg, cheese, apple, zucchini, sprouted wheat. The three and a half weeks homyachata noticeably grow and become independent from their parents. Weaned from the mother in 23 days. By gender seated in 1.5 months.

Reference
http://veterinary-online.blogspot.com/search/label/hamster





SYRIAN HAMSTERS

Adult weight   110-200 g

  Birth weight   1.5-2 g

  Length of body   14-18 cm

  Body length of newborn   1.5-2 cm

  Heart rate   300 - 450 b pm.

  The body temperature   37-39 gr C

  Lifespan   2-2.5 years

  Maturity   1.5 months

  Cycle of ovulation in females   4 days

  Incubation of offspring   16-17 days

  Number of pups per litter   4-15

  Lactation in females   25-28 days

  Allowable Quantity birth females   3-4 

  Childbearing age females   from 3 to 12 months.

  Period of good male fertility   from 3 to 14 months.