Not always in the pet store will give an answer, which sex is your fluffy candidate. You can, of course, turn to a specialist. And it's better to try to find out for yourself the boy or girl. How to determine the gender of a jungle hamster ? Or you were the owner of a Syrian hamster, how to determine his gender? Here are some tips to help you accomplish this difficult task without difficulty.
How do you know what sex a hamster is?
To begin with, put the pet in the palm of your back so that the lower part of its torso is free from the support. The baby will immediately set aside the paws. In this case, you will be able to determine the distance between the genital organs and the anal opening of the animal.
Males of the Syrian (golden) and striped hamsters have testicles already well defined by the four weeks of their birth. They are like two swollen swellings near the tail. In females, the distance between the vagina and the anus is about three millimeters. In males, the distance between the anus and the genital organ is much larger and reaches one centimeter, and sometimes one and a half.
Now a little more detail. This manual will help you and in case you do not know how to determine the sex of a small hamster. The procedure for recognizing the sex for toddlers repeats the adult. But a detailed description will focus your attention on the nuances, and you calmly without anyone's help will figure out who your boy is, and who is a girl, even if the child has not turned four weeks old. At the boy the distance between the penis and the anal opening is covered with fur, and on the pusie the gland is visible. It is well expressed, and it is easy to take for a sore or navel.
But there is no fur between the anus and the reproductive aperture. The gland is almost invisible, but the two rows of papillae are clearly expressed in the direction from the chest to the very bottom of the tummy.
The only problem that can arise is in the case of dwarf hamsters. Their males almost always lack obvious signs of testicles. Here, where the distance between the anus and the genital can help. And one more characteristic will come in handy - as we already know, there is no fur zone between the anus and the vagina. And the third, that will prompt, whether the boy is or not is a gland on a tummy. In males, it is more active, so the abdomen will be constantly wet.