Teddy Bear Hamster Care
Okay, I just got a teddy bear hamster and she/he runs on his/her wheel like no tomorrow. And i wondering that since he/she has such long hair I should clean it a certain way.
P.S how can you tell if its a boy or girl?
Answers:Ok, you should clean its hair by brushing it gently with a very soft toothbrush, if it is a long haired hamster, also, you can give it chinchilla sand, NOT DUST, as dust is to fine and will irritate it, and put the dust in a ceramic bowl of some sort, but this is not needed, USUALLY, because hamsters are SUPER clean animals, but if you want, you can!And, to tell the sex, here is a guide found on my site @ http://www.freewebs.com/hamsterhighway/...
Gender Problems??
Sexing hamsters can be tricky, especially when they are young.
Syrian males are usually more obvious. Once they have reached 4 weeks old they will have noticeable testicles that hang down below the rear end.
Male Dwarves will have testicles as well, but they are less obvious. Also male Dwarves have a scent gland near the umbilicus (belly button). All male hamsters are capable of retracting their testicles up into the abdomen.
Female Syrians, if the hair is short enough, will have noticeable nipples. There are two rows of nipples that run parallel on either side of the belly. Female Dwarves also have nipples, but they are typically much smaller and much harder to see.
The easiest way to tell if your hamster is a male or female is to look at the distance between the two openings at the rear. This is the same with all hamsters, male or female.