Chinese dwarf hamster (or simply Chinese hamster) are natives of southern China and Mongolia. They belong, in contrast to the other dwarf hamsters belonging to the genus Cricetulus. Its full scientific name is barabensis Cricetulus griseus.
In comparison with the other dwarf hamster species, these animals have bodies that are long and narrow. People who see it for the first time often think that they are a rat or a mouse instead of a hamster. Not only is her face long as a mouse, but they also have a long tail - well, as long as other hamsters compared tails.
They are also different from the other dwarf hamsters that Chinese Dwarf Hamsters are pretty good climbers. Your feet are able to grip much better than the other dwarves, and they can loop around fixed vertical poles - such as your finger.
In comparison with the other dwarf hamster species, these animals have bodies that are long and narrow. People who see it for the first time often think that they are a rat or a mouse instead of a hamster. Not only is her face long as a mouse, but they also have a long tail - well, as long as other hamsters compared tails.
They are also different from the other dwarf hamsters that Chinese Dwarf Hamsters are pretty good climbers. Your feet are able to grip much better than the other dwarves, and they can loop around fixed vertical poles - such as your finger.
The total length of the body, including the head, is in 4 (10 cm), which makes it one of the longer dwarf hamster species. Their tails are about 1 inch to 1 5/16 inch long (25-34 mm), and they weigh between 1 3/8 and 1 5/8 ounces (39-46 g). They live between a half and three years, which is pretty typical for dwarf hamsters.
While some of the other dwarf species have several coat colors and patterns, the Chinese dwarf hamsters must so far as to different color variations. The standard color is called agouti, which means that the hair color to change from black at the base of the hair to brown at the tip of the hair. The pattern, the dominant position is called, is usually white, but may have dark spots on the flanks. Both animals have a dark stripe that extends from their shoulders on their tails.
Chinese hamsters were used in scientific laboratories before they become pets. They were first used in 1919, and were used to study pneumonia, influenza, diphtheria, and rabies. For a long time, the hamster would not reproduce in captivity. In fact, the problem was that scientists use to look out for a different kind of hamster. This search led to the arrest of the Syrian hamster.
These little critters - yes, Chinese hamster - have caused men to go to jail. In 1948, shortly before the Communist takeover in China, Dr. Hu was the Peking Union Medical College, some specimens to Dr. Robert Watson at the Harvard Medical School to take. The animals were literally smuggled into the United States, and both scientists were war crimes, the accused thought by the Chinese government that the hamsters were part of a biological weapons program. Dr. Hu, in fact, was imprisoned.
Later, in 1957, a Chinese hamster ovary was isolated, and the cells were reproduced. Since then, these cells have reproduced over and over. And - CHO Chinese hamster ovary cells have been used to create an incredible number of drugs that treat everything from infertility to hemophilia, cancer.So while you play with your pet, recognize that his or her ancestors have played an unprecedented role in advancing medicine.
