The Golden Bear (Syrian Hamster, Golden Hamster) is a species of The hamster, nicknamed the pearl bear. Due to its very high reproductive rate and adaptability, it can be raised anywhere. Raised in a good environment can survive for 2-3 years.

The golden bear was officially introduced as a pet Classification, is a mouse. Its shape resembles a bear, with an adult weight of 0.2 kg. It was introduced and raised in Jiande, Zhejiang, China in the 1990s. It has a docile personality and is the first among hamsters to become human pets.

Chinese name: Jinsi Xiong

Chinese alias: Pearl Bear, Golden Hamster

English name: Syrian Hamster, Golden Hamster

Kingdom: Animalia Department: Vertebrate

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Family: Hamster Section

Lifetime: 2-3 years

The larvae of the golden bear and There are obvious differences in the color of the adult coat, but it will get better and better with age. The golden bear is not only well-behaved and charming in appearance, but also quite active in character. Golden Bears were the first pets to become humans.

The female golden bear is 15cm-20cm in length and 90g-150g in weight, the male is 15cm-18cm in weight, 80g-130g and 0.2kg in weight; tail length is 1.53cm. The most primitive (in nature) colors of golden bears are golden-brown back hair and gray-white abdomen. After years of artificial cultivation, there have been more than 40 different colors, with yellow body hair being the most common. The body hair is divided into short hair, long hair, satin hair, and curly wavy hair. Among them, there are two kinds of bears, among which bears also have shiny hair and non-shiny hair. (The long shiny bear is called by many people in China as Xishi bear (details)), bears do not have the species of Xi Shi, just Some people use gimmicks for personal gain.

Compared with other hamster, the face larger. Eye colors are pink, red, dark purple, brown, black, etc. The number of golden bears is the largest among hamsters, and the size is also the largest. Short-haired bears have very short, velvety fur covering their entire body. Long-haired bears have fluffy fur when they are young, and soft and densely long fur when they are adults. Satin bears are covered with satin-like fur. Under no circumstances should two satin golden bears mate, because this will make the offspring less hairy and eventually become nude mice (not really nude mice, but almost no hair). ), so satin must be paired with non-satin bears. Curly bears have wavy curly hair, which is a recessive gene.

The staple food is mainly various weed seeds and grains, occasionally hunting insects, and storing food Habits of domestic hamsters not to hibernate, but to prevent pseudo-hibernation, They store food for the winter. Rat food, dried fruit, and appropriate amount of vegetables can be fed under the condition of artificial breeding. When feeding, generally feed the rat food specially designed for golden bears. When the rat food is mainly used, you should also pay attention to feeding some mealworms and small Fish dried. Golden bears have a habit of storing food in their cheek pouches.

Golden bears have almost no weapons against the enemy, so they will turn over and use their four feet to resist. When grooming their body hair, they are in a relaxed state. They like their own smell the most. Some are particularly timid, especially when sleeping, don't scare the golden bear. The sleeping postures of golden bears are generally rolled up, lying down (sideways), or sleeping on all fours. It also rolls up when the weather is cold and when you are in poor health. Some breeders of golden bear will rub the hair on the top of the nose between the wires, making the top of the nose bald. This behavior allows the golden bear to grind its teeth and control the length of the teeth.

Ears drooping when feeling annoying or scary, or just waking up. When he came out of the cage, his body was huddled together, lying on the ground, smelling everywhere. It's nervous about the new place and wants to smell Zhou Bian's situation. Golden bears were originally wild animals, living in narrow tunnels. When playing indoors, golden bears will always look for narrow, dark places in order to feel at ease.

The distance between the anus and the genitals of the male golden bear is farther, and the testicles can be seen; the distance between the anus and the genitals of the female is closer, and the nipples of the adult female mice are more obvious. The reproduction rate is high.

The golden bear is sexually mature at the age of 2 months (which is equivalent to human puberty), and the suitable age for production is from 5 to 10 months old. Breeding too early will cause great harm to golden bears. Rats will be difficult to give birth because they are too young, or mice will die because of congenital deficiency, and they will die in severe cases. The gestation period is 16-22 days, and the annual output is 3-5 fetuses. The first fetus is relatively small, about 4-6, and it can reach up to more than 10 in the future. Inbreeding can lead to a decline in offspring physique, or lack of hands and feet or hamster behavior disorder and high mortality. After giving birth, male mice and female mice should be kept separately, otherwise the female mice will eat mice by mistake in order to protect the mice.

Do not use bright hair with bright hair under any circumstances, because this will lead to "DOUBLE SATIN" (double forging), and finally it will almost become a nude mouse, (different from a real nude mouse , it is sparse to almost none). Shiny hair must only be paired with non-shiny hair. No matter what kind of fur, it is a Syrian rat, and there is no breed. , can mate with different hair types. (Forged bears and forged bears cannot be mated)

During pregnancy, female rats in captivity must be separated from male rats, otherwise male rats will sometimes eat young rats; the production is very harmful, for the Add nutrient water, dried small fish, mealworms, etc. to the mother mouse to increase nutrition; change the sawdust quickly, do not frighten the mother mouse, and do not touch the mouse with your hands, otherwise, the mother mouse will recycle the mouse (eat it up) ); Mice can see fluff in about 5 days, open their eyes in about 12 days (some are relatively late), and wean around 21 days (if they don’t fight, they can be caged later), and they can leave the mother mouse after weaning. You can try this time Go touch the pups. It is best for young mice to wait until they are full moon before feeding mealworms, which have shells.

Golden Bears Feeding Tips

Only Rats like to grind their teeth, and of course golden bears are one of them. There are many foods that can be used as golden bears to grind their teeth, such as sunflower seeds, weed seeds or grains and so on. It should be reminded that too much sunflower seeds or high-calorie foods should not be given. Golden bears are prone to gain weight and have unbalanced nutrition. Overweight mice are prone to heat stroke in summer, and their skin is too fat and prone to hair loss. Do not feed too many fruits and vegetables at one time, it is easy to cause diarrhea and death.

The staple food is all kinds of weed seeds and grains, and occasionally hunts insects, has the habit of storing food, domestic hamsters do not hibernate, but to prevent pseudo-hibernation, they store food for the winter. Rat food, dried fruit, and appropriate amount of vegetables can be fed under the condition of artificial breeding. When feeding, generally feed the rat food specially designed for golden bears. When the rat food is mainly used, you should also pay attention to feeding some mealworms and small Fish dried. Golden bears have a habit of storing food in their cheek pouches.

Golden Bear Breeding Knowledge

Golden Bears are notoriously good-natured, and they don't show too much ferocity when encountering enemies , will just roll over and resist with all four feet. They like to groom their body hair and like the smell on their body. Most golden bears are very timid, especially when they are sleeping, don't scare them. They can hear things people can't.

The ears droop when the golden bear is annoying or scary, or just wakes up. When he came out of the cage, his body was huddled together, lying on the ground, smelling everywhere. This is to express nervousness about the new place, and to smell Zhou Bian's situation. Golden bears were originally wild animals, living in narrow tunnels. When playing indoors, golden bears will always look for narrow, dark places in order to feel at ease.

The distance between the anus and the genitals of the male golden bear is farther, and the testicles can be seen; the distance between the anus and the genitals of the female is closer, and the nipples of the adult female mice are more obvious. The reproduction rate is high.

The golden bear absolutely needs one cage and one rat, because the golden bear's cage law is zero.

It is forbidden to feed human food, too high salt and too heavy seasoning will increase the burden on the mouse.

Forbid direct contact with the sun, mice are very afraid of heat, summer is coming, please use heat sinks or marbles to cool them off.

It is forbidden to wash the body of rats and rats with water, because rats and rats can't swim, and they will die from cold or drowning if they encounter water.

If you have no psychological preparation or economic ability, please do not keep the female and male mice together in cages. The reproductive ability of the mice is very impressive. After 23 days, they will be kept in separate cages, and owners who want to breed should think twice.

It is forbidden to use unidentified feed, please discard the worms or mold, and do not feed.

It is forbidden to use bamboo chopsticks, popsicles and other things to make the mice grind their teeth. Please use the special teeth grinding supplies and feeds for the mice on the market.

It is forbidden to keep mice in a space that is too small, and the space should at least have rollers, water bottles, food bowls and other supplies.

The golden bear does not need to use the bath sand, and it will take a saliva bath. The golden bear has large pores, and using the bath sand will clog the pores.