GOLDEN
[SYRIAN] HAMSTER
|
1 |
Zoological
Name
|
|
Mesocricetus
auratus
|
|
2 |
Adult
body weight |
[g] |
110-180 |
|
3 |
Approximate
life span |
[Years] |
1½
-2 |
|
4 |
Breeding
season |
|
Continuous |
|
5 |
Age
at first mating |
[Weeks] |
6-8 |
|
6 |
Duration
of oestrus |
[Days] |
4-5 |
|
7 |
Gestation
period |
[Days] |
15-16 |
|
8 |
Approximate
litter size |
|
7-9 |
|
9 |
Age
at weaning |
[Days] |
20-25 |
|
10 |
Rectal
temperature |
[ºC] |
36-38 |
|
11 |
Respiratory
rate |
rate/min. |
33-127 |
|
12 |
Pulse
rate |
rate/min. |
300-600 |
Diet
Wheat, barely, maize, oats with skim milk, fish meal, bone flour, soyabean vitamins and minerals. green fodder, roots,
Sunflower seeds prevent damage of mucus membrane of pouch.
[For
stock animals – 10% protein, for breeding animals
- 22% protein]
Remarks:
Use of cotton wool bedding material leads to feeding
on this and death due to constipation.