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04-08-2018, 10:27 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Europe
Posts: 41
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Huge hamster! Normal?
Ive been thinking about getting a second hamster and went to see one up for adoption today. When she was taken out of her bed I was shocked by her size: she's much bigger than the other Syrians I've owned (male and female). Is her size likely to just be a genetic trait that she and her sister have inherited or are there likely to be any health problems associated with her size? I agreed with the shop assistant that the hamster isn't fat (although her sister's a little overweight) but I'm just surprised about how big she was and am wary of if there are any underlying issues I should be aware of. Any opinions? Thanks for your help!
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04-08-2018, 03:28 PM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Huge hamster! Normal?
How lovely! I really like big hamsters A lot of breeder hamsters are large as well. Yes they can come in all sizes lol. Often pet shop hamsters can be a bit small. Although our previous syrian was a pet shop hamster and he was huge! He grew so much in the first two weeks I went back to the pet shop and asked if they were sure he was a hamster lol! He was about 225g. A lovely big boy.
It is just genetics probably but not abnormal. Just as people can be tall or short. You would need a good sized cage though. I found with a large syrian that I needed bigger stuff in it - large tunnels and houses etc - although generally that's a good idea for syrians anyway to have rat sized toys. And those filled up an 80cm cage too much. A 100cm cage was just right.
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04-10-2018, 06:38 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Europe
Posts: 41
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Re: Huge hamster! Normal?
Thank you so much for your reply! X
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04-12-2018, 03:28 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: UK
Posts: 82
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Re: Huge hamster! Normal?
I have a massive hamster at the moment! She is around 210g and I really love it! I find there's more to cuddle which can only be a good thing! Although as Serendipity said they do need more space... my girl is only happy in a 100cm cage with lots of big toys, + she comes out for about 2 hours every night and strops if I try and put her back before that! Big hams may need more exercise time, a much larger wheel and a bigger cage, but big hams are the best
In my experience bigger hams don't have any additional health issues, although of course each hamster is individual...
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04-12-2018, 06:30 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 31
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Re: Huge hamster! Normal?
What is her coloring? I find females are generally bigger especially the black hamsters(also nicknamed Blackbear hamsters) who are quite large in size and can be up to 200g or more. How do u know she's overwheight? It's not easy to tell by looking at a hamster if they are overweight or not. Since she is a bigger hamster and has a larger bone structure than other syrians doesn't mean she is overweight meaning she will have extra body coverage and fat which could be the adequate weight for her body structure.
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04-12-2018, 08:24 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Lincolnshire, England
Posts: 6
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Re: Huge hamster! Normal?
Bertie weighed about 225g at his heaviest. I always called him Mama's Fat Potato but he was never particularly fat as such, just big. He was also incredibly lazy - he would only use his wheel for a few minutes at a time and much preferred seeing what food was in his bowls.
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04-12-2018, 10:42 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Europe
Posts: 41
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Re: Huge hamster! Normal?
Sounds amazing everyone! I now love the idea of having a big ham but sadly I don't think it would be sensible to adopt Lily. I have an apropriate size wheel and a detolf waiting to be converted but I will be away over the summer and will struggle to find people to look after two hamsters in large cages at a reasonable price and I probably won't be able to give them enough time. Really sad I can't give the hamster a home but hopefully she'll end up with a good owner. X
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