Roborovskii Hamster

Roborovskii Hamster is a kind of hamster, also known as Roborovskii Hamster. In simple terms, Roborovskii Hamster is an albino hamster.

Length: 7cm-10cm for females; 7cm-10cm for males. Weight: 15g-30g for females; 15g-30g for males.

Tail length: 0.8cm-1.2cm.

Among hamsters, Roborovskii Hamster has the smallest body size. Its fur is gray with a hint of yellow, while the belly fur is white. It has white eyebrows above its eyes.

Original habitat: Russia, Mongolia, Xinjiang, and other places.

Habitat: grasslands, semi-deserts, farmlands, slopes, and alpine meadows, solitary.

Temperature: 18℃-26℃

Humidity: 30%-40%

Food: omnivorous. The main food includes various weed seeds and grains, occasionally preying on insects. It has the habit of storing food and does not hibernate. It relies on stored food to survive the winter. In captivity, it can be fed with mouse food, a small amount of melon seeds, peanuts, fruits, mealworms, etc.

Activity time: at night.

Lifespan: 2-3 years.

Temperament: gentle, fast movement, timid, extremely timid.

Reproduction: sexually mature at 2 months old, breeding begins in spring, gestation period is 17-22 days, annual production is 3-5 litters, with 4-8 offspring per litter, and a maximum of 10. Inbreeding should be avoided, as it can result in a decrease in offspring's physical fitness and high mortality rate.

Gender identification: the distance between the anus and the reproductive organs is farther in males, and the testicles can be seen. The distance is closer in females, and the nipples are more obvious in adult females. Young male hamsters have hair between the reproductive organs and anus, while young female hamsters do not have hair between the two points.[1]

Price: Due to the rare breeding quantity, the price is higher than that of males. 25￥-50￥

Whether it lives in groups: 70%~85%

Differences from males: males only have a strip of white fur above their eyes, like white eyebrows. Females have a white face, with white fur starting from the eyebrows. And in terms of fur color, females have lighter fur than males.

The origin of Roborovskii Hamster is just a difference in breed. It can also be understood as the face of the male Roborovskii Hamster with only a white fur above the eyes, which looks like a beard. In contrast, the female Roborovskii Hamster has a white face, with white fur starting from the eyebrows. It is a kind of albino hamster of the male Roborovskii Hamster. In terms of overall color, the fur of the female Roborovskii Hamster is lighter than that of the male. The Roborovskii Hamster is very timid and afraid of people. As long as there is any movement around them, they will be immediately awakened, and they run very fast, making training more difficult. One advantage is that both the female and male Roborovskii Hamster do not bite people much. They have a cute and adorable appearance, which is why they are deeply loved by people.

Likes to keep small pets. Many friends who have kept hamsters know that it is relatively easy to raise small hamsters because they have low requirements for food. However, this only applies to the majority of hamsters and not all of them. Newly arrived small hamsters may be more timid and need to be familiar with each other for a period of time before they can be easily kept. In addition, different breeds of hamsters have different difficulty levels in raising them. As for how to raise Roborovskii Hamsters, it is a bit difficult because Roborovskii Hamsters are the smallest in size among all hamsters, and they are extremely timid. Some owners have kept them for a long time but still cannot establish a close relationship with them and they dare not eat.

Abscess

When hamsters fight, they may leave wounds that can become infected and develop into abscesses. You can squeeze out the abscess and apply medication, but this can be painful, so it is not recommended. The best way is to take it to the veterinarian. It is better not to keep two hamsters together, which is the fundamental solution.

Cold/Pneumonia

If your hamster is wheezing, having difficulty breathing, or its eyes are not moving, you need to take it to the veterinarian immediately. There are also some symptoms to look out for, such as sudden weight loss, runny nose, and excessive sleepiness. These could be signs of a cold or pneumonia.

Tyzzer's Disease

Tyzzer's disease is a contagious disease among hamsters caused by a bacteria, often leading to death. Some hamsters do not show obvious symptoms before death. Others may have mild signs, such as lethargy, dirty fur, diarrhea, dehydration, etc. Hamsters are more likely to get this disease in unclean environments and under high stress. Fortunately, the chance of getting this disease is greatly reduced for hamsters that are well taken care of and live in clean environments.

Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease that occurs more frequently in Campbell hamsters. A hamster with diabetes will feel very thirsty and urinate frequently. The main treatment method is to change their diet. They should not eat fruits, and the quantity of peas and corn in their food should also be restricted or eliminated. The veterinarian will provide an accurate diagnosis and give you advice on how to take care of the hamster.

Glaucoma

Winter White hamsters are more prone to glaucoma. There is no complete cure for this condition. However, the veterinarian can use eye drops to reduce the hamster's discomfort.

Cheek Pouch Problems

Cheek pouches, which hamsters use to store and transport food, can be punctured, blocked, or bitten. Symptoms include the inability to spit out things and the inability to flip the cheek pouch inside out (one should be facing outward). When you notice these symptoms, you should take it to the veterinarian immediately.

Feed hamsters less high-protein food as a preventative measure against cheek pouch problems. If there are cheek pouches, high-protein food can easily spoil and cause the symptoms mentioned above.

1. The color of the Roborovskii Hamster is lighter than that of the Roborovskii Hamster. The hair of its whole body is almost the same color, basically a dry white hair, and its whiskers and eyebrows are white. But the rest of the Roborovskii Hamster is yellow, except for the whiskers and eyebrows which are white.

2. The Roborovskii Hamster is also small in size and naturally timid, so it is difficult to get close to humans. However, the compatibility rate of the Roborovskii Hamster is relatively high, and it can live with the same breed of hamster, but now the breeding volume of the Roborovskii Hamster is becoming less and less, so the Roborovskii Hamster is becoming more and more rare.

3. When the owner just brought the Roborovskii Hamster home, he should not easily touch it, but should place it in a quieter corner to prevent strong light from stimulating it, and let the Roborovskii Hamster live alone for a period of time before trying to interact with it. If the Roborovskii Hamster does not want to interact with humans, the owner should not force it, but may consider keeping a male hamster to accompany it.

4. To make a very timid Roborovskii Hamster approach humans, the best method is to feed it personally. The owner can put some snacks that the Roborovskii Hamster loves to eat on his hand, and then put his hand at the opening of the cage. When it smells the food, it is likely to climb onto the owner's hand to eat, but in the beginning, the owner should not disturb it while eating. Wait until it gets used to eating on the owner's hand, and then try to interact with it.

Roborovskii Hamsters have oily skin, so when raising a Roborovskii Hamster, the owner needs to prepare a bath and bathing sand for it, so that it can take baths from time to time and keep its body clean. The bathing sand for Roborovskii Hamsters can be the same as the one used for Chinchillas, which has smaller particles and stronger cleaning ability.