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alpacassei · 03-20-2017, 06:41 AM

I have 3 Russians and my roommate has a Syrian. In my experience, Syrians are more active and easier to handle (they're not as fast and nibbly) and they're better climbers. Minty (the Syrian) is at least 4 times the size of my smallest Russian Stephano so they need larger cages, wheels, and toys. The Alaska, Barney, and Alexander cages are all recommended for Syrians.

I think Syrian's have better eyesight too but I can't compare properly since two of my Russians are blind.

03-20-2017, 06:41 AM
alpacassei PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1,109	Re: how different are Sriyans from Dwarfs? I have 3 Russians and my roommate has a Syrian. In my experience, Syrians are more active and easier to handle (they're not as fast and nibbly) and they're better climbers. Minty (the Syrian) is at least 4 times the size of my smallest Russian Stephano so they need larger cages, wheels, and toys. The Alaska, Barney, and Alexander cages are all recommended for Syrians. I think Syrian's have better eyesight too but I can't compare properly since two of my Russians are blind. __________________ <3 Sunflower Custard, Bigfoot, Petal, Stormy, Flurry, Vanilla <3 ___________ Angel hamsters: Francisco, Marcello, Peppermint, Mishka, Stephano, Sundae, Peach <3