where are the habitats for the syrian hamsters?

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Answer 1

Syrian hamsters are from Syria, hence their name.

I suggest you check the library or purchase a book called "Hamsterlopaedia" by Chris and Peter Logsdail and Kate Hovers. Here are some excerpts from the book:

"As the name suggests, the Syrian hamster, originally known as the Golden hamster, originates from Syria. In its natural habitat, this hamster lives in deep burrows, emerging in the cool of night to search for food. The hot, dry, and sometimes arid land means that each hamster has to travel long distances in its search for sustenance and mates. Every Syrian hamster lives a solitary existence once weaned."

"The first documentary evidence for the Syrian hamster dates from 1797. The Natural History of Aleppo, by Alexander Russell (2nd Edition), with additional notes by Patrick, his younger brother, records hamsters as present in the Mount Aleppo region of Syrian. It is in this second edition, published after the death of Alexander, that we find the first mention of this hamster, so it is possible that it was Patrick who discovered them (although this is pure speculation). There is no mention of the hamster as being a new species, so it must be assumed that they were mistaken for the Common (European) hamster."

"In 1880, a group of hamsters were brought to Edinburgh, Scotland, by British diplomat James Henry Skeene on his retirement. This was most possibly the first time that live Syrian hamsters were to be found in the UK, but unfortunately, for reasons unknown, the colony died out after 30 years.

The Syrian hamsters we know and love today are all reported to descend from mother hamster and her litter. In 1930, Professor Aharoni captured the mother and young from 8 feet (2.4 meters) down a burrow near Mount Aleppo. Reports vary as to how many young were captured, how many escaped, and how many survived to adulthood, but teh general consensus is that there were 11 babies and their mother. When the group was placed in a colony box, the mother immediately killed one of her babies. Professor Aharoni, worried that the mother would turn on the rest of litter, humanely put the mother hamster to sleep. The surviving 10 babies, whose eyes were still closed, then had to be hand-reared. Unfortunately, they escaped and only nine were recaptured. These surviving young were taken back to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where five more escaped through the wooden bottom of their cage. The remaining four were bred very successfully, and, in 1931, stock was dispatched to various countries, including the UK, to ensure survival of the species should a natural disaster strike the original colony, decimating the numbers. Syrian hamster made their first arrival in the US in 1938."

"By 1937 in the UK, hamster were making the transition from being kept in laboratories to being kept as pets. By 1945, there were so many people keeping and breeding hamsters that a club was formed. Within a few years, two more clubs were founded, and, in May 1949, the National Hamster Council was inaugurated, which is still in existence today (making it the oldest existing hamster organization in the world).

In the US, the Syrian hamster gained popularity as a pet throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s. By the middle of the 1980s, hamster enthusiasts had begun forming clubs, although these were 'combined' clubs (i.e. for owners of rats, mice, and other rodents as well as hamsters). Clubs devoted solely to hamsters were not formed until the late 1990s.

Although the hamsters found by Professor Aharoni in 1930 were supposedly the origins of all today's pet hamsters, there are more reports that, as late as 1971, a litter of 12 was found, again in Aleppo. Records show that these 'wild' hamsters became hand-tame and very tractable within three days of handling after arriving in the US, where they again bred successfully. This second litter could account for different mutations appearing in the US and Europe over the years. During 1978, once more in Aleppo, tow females were captured and were also taken to the US. A further find, in 1982, resulted in two hamster being captured, but only one survived, a female, and she was brought to the UK."

-Janice
http://www.holmdenhillhaven.com

Answer 2

The Syrian or golden hamster is native to southeast Europe and Asia Minor (northwest Syria). In 1930, a female and her litter were obtained in Syria and brought to Israel, and, from this family, the domesticated hamster was developed. Syrian hamsters were brought to the United States in 1938.

In the wild, hamsters are nocturnal animals that live on brushy slopes and steppes. They generally live alone in deep tunnels (burrows) that insure a cooler temperature and higher humidity than that of a desert environment. Hamsters are omnivorous, making vegetables, seeds, fruits, and meat part of their diet; they store grain in their burrows.

Answer 3

what DarkCond0 is correct, but nid to correct that by late 1920s, Syrian hamsters are already in the process of domesticated. (Syria lies along the easternmost end of the Mediterranean Sea, just west of the island of Cyprus and south of Turkey)

The 1st batch of Syrian hamsters arrive at Carville 1938 as a part of study for leprosarium at Dr. S. H. Black's Laboboratory so they wasn't breed as pets but rather as research.

Answer 4

Just like any hamster they will need a wheel for exercise and water bottel for water and food dish they like to make nest so give them some safe cotton for hamsters and they will play with that along with many chewy toys they love to chew they also need a salt lick for salt nuterients that keeps them hydrated!

Answer 5

they sleep all day, play at night, like to live alone. eat fruits and veggies and a dry mix.