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Old 02-05-2018, 09:25 AM   #1
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I came across this article. It covers all the species of hamsters, their burrowing and mating habits, and think it might help to understand some of their habits when we set up their cages It seems not all of them burrow and dig tunnels - and some do shallow ones and some deeper ones. The mating bits are fascinating - especially for winter whites!

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I found this bit particularly interesting/helpful to hammy behaviour. We talk about them scent marking but it's quite intricate!

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All the Russians use special marked highways that cover long distances. They are marked by scent, as the hamsters are small and cannot see very far ahead. They have at least six chemical signals coming from glands behind the ears, at the corners of their eyes, the entrance to the pouches, the abdomen, from the faeces and urine and in the females, from the vagina. They carry a map of the routes in their heads. They mark the entrances of their burrows by ritualised grooming, rubbing their paws over the ears, around the eyes and by scratching and rolling. The scent is transferred to their furry paws so that every step they take is marked. This scent lasts at least eight days. Another hamster coming to a grooming place will roll there to add its own scent.

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Old 02-05-2018, 11:35 AM   #2
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Default Re: Interesting - wild hamster behaviours

Thank you so much for sharing this very interesting, useful site with us. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Old 02-05-2018, 12:03 PM   #3
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Thanks for sharing Serendipity, was a very interesting read. Just the other day I was watching some videos of hamsters captured on film in their wild habitats going about their business. It was quite fascinating to see their natural behaviours and then imagine what my lazy Syrian would be like if he lived in the desert!
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Old 02-05-2018, 12:06 PM   #4
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I think the grooming bit makes you think! When they sit there washing their ears and faces it isn't just to keep clean, but to scent mark their paws
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That is interesting. Seeing pet hamster behaviour and what they relate to in wild hamsters.
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Old 02-05-2018, 07:45 PM   #6
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This was a very interesting read! Thanks for sharing Serendipity
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