Distinguishing Male Hamsters
Author: Nadia VellaSource: www.hamster-club.com
Most of the time it is very tricky to determine the gender of your hamster.
This hamster article will definitely help you more to distinguish the gender of your hamster by providing male hamster pictures which shows how easy it is in recognising a male hamster.
A male hamster will have testicles and by time these will become more noticeable.
The back end of the male tends to be elongated and rounder in appearance in comparison to the female (This feature is especially noticeable in
Chinese hamsters and in
Syrian hamsters).
Often these testicles show when the hamster reaches the 4 weeks of age. At 3 months of age, they are very visible and before that age that area will be smaller, and as the male hamster grows, the area will appear larger.
All the pictures shown in this hamster's article are of male hamsters so that you will have more idea how a male hamster would look like.
Contrary the
female hamster will not have the back 'hump' and the area between the anus and the vaginal opening are much closer together. Only female hamsters have nipples.
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