How to determine the gender of the Dzungarian hamster?

Buying at the pet store of a Dzungarian hamster, few people wonder what gender the new pet is. And even if the owner is interested in the gender of the pet, they can be deceived in the store. Even the merchants themselves rarely know how to for sure distinguish a girl from a boy. Let's try to figure out how to determine the gender of the Dzungarian hamster and what it is for.

The difference between a female and a male is as important an issue as the issue of feeding and caring for a hamster. Know the gender of the purchased pet is necessary for the following reasons.

• Sometimes the owner plans to breed dzungariks, and then the issue of gender becomes the main thing in this matter. Buying two same-sex animals will not lead to a result. There are reverse situations. Perhaps the owner of one animal wants to plant a friend or girlfriend to him, but he is afraid of uncontrolled reproduction, and therefore tries to choose a pet of the same sex. By the way, this is not a very reasonable approach, Dzungarian hamsters are single animals that do not tolerate another partner on their territory. Most likely, two same-sex tenants will regularly fight, take away treats from each other. Most likely, one of them will settle next to the house, as the neighbor will not let the new tenant inside. Perhaps, over time, one of the animals will remain without a tail or even without one foot.
• Even if the owner was lucky, and he got a boy and a girl, then soon there will be a sale or return of little hamsters. Perhaps the future buyer will also need an animal of a certain gender, and then the seller will be able to confidently show all the guys and girls.
• It's no secret that dzhungariki breed very quickly, and it is likely to buy a pregnant female in the store. If the owner does not need the kids, then it is better to immediately get a male, so that in a few weeks you will not receive a surprise in the form of an unnecessary offspring.
• It is important to know the sex of the animal in order to choose a suitable name for it. You can choose a neutral nickname, but it will still be correct to name the animal in accordance with its gender.

Small hamsters are almost impossible to distinguish by gender. Determining sex becomes real after four weeks of age of rodents.

Let the cubs develop normally in their first month, get used to an active lifestyle, run in the wheel.

To make it easier in the future to determine the sex of the pet, do not allow it to become obese in the first weeks of life. To throw out all the energy and calories, the hamster must run several kilometers a day. Children can be divided into separate cells at the age of 35–40 days. During this period, it is recommended to determine the sex of rodents.

If no further offspring are planned, it is important to separate the boys and girls into separate cells.

therefore it is better to plant a family in individual dwellings. In addition, it is important for each hamster to provide a certain area of ​​the cage, and a small structure is not suitable for keeping five individuals at once.

Do not let the Jungar hamster grow in a jar. Some believe that there is enough space for him. In fact, in such a small area, the hamster will constantly lack active work, which means that he will not live long. Do not forget that dzhungariki breed with enviable regularity, and therefore do not leave two heterosexual individuals in one cage, even for a short time, if you do not need offspring. This applies not only to brothers and sisters, but also to parents with children.

By the way, hamsters do not care about moral problems, but hamsters resulting from the love of two relatives may turn out to be inferior, and the more often the owner will receive offspring from relatives from generation to generation, the worse genetics will be, and the weaker the babies will be born, as long as the genus will not die out at all. Sometimes female rodents, having acquired inferior offspring, simply eat their own cubs. In this regard, it is very important to know the gender of the pets.

Pay attention to the condition of the coat. Some people think that males have thicker and longer fur. However, this symptom is by no means one hundred percent, since basically the condition of the coat depends on the pet’s health indicators and conditions of its keeping. If in the store they sold an animal with rare fur, you should not think that it is a female. Perhaps this is what a boy looks like, who was kept in poor quality conditions. It is also believed that the shape of the back of the male is pointed, and the female is rounded.

Female jungariks are believed to be more active and agile. They rarely sit in one place, rush around the cell like a whirlwind, and actively use the running wheel. Some ladies are more aggressive than males, and poorly tamed. But this symptom is also indirect. When determining sex, you should not rely only on the behavior of the pet, as there are quite energetic boys or girls with a calm disposition.

Studying the genitals of rodents is the most accurate method for determining the sex of a pet.As soon as the babies have reached the age of one month, in the boys you can notice the testicles located near the base of the tail. If you lightly press on the stomach, they will be even more pronounced. The distance from the genitals to the anus in adult boys is 1-1.5 cm, and in girls - 3 mm. On the guy’s abdomen, you can see a gland that looks like a navel - this part of the male hamsters mark the territory.

Differences in sex are the main method for determining sex, and methods of differences in behavior and appearance can serve as additional methods.

Specialists in the field of breeding Dzungarian hamsters give their recommendations on determining the sex of pets.

• Do not try to find out the gender of the jungar until he is at least three weeks old. Trying to discern sexual characteristics, the owner risks harming the fragile hamster, whose body is still being formed.
• To see the genitals, gently grab an adult animal with your fingers by the scruff and lift it up. So the body of the furry pet is in an elongated position, and sexual characteristics become more clearly visible.
• You can try to make out the floor in a less stressful way for the animal. Put the rodent on its back in your palm and securely, but very carefully hold it with your thumb so as not to hurt. To reassure the animal alarmed by such manipulations, you can gently pat it on the abdomen, and then the parts of the body of interest will be clearly visible.
• If, nevertheless, there is a need to determine the sex of the young cub, then you can carefully touch it at the location of the genitals. Boys in the groin area feel slight swelling - future testicles.
• Pay attention to the size of the pet. Females are usually larger and more plump than their partners.

Observing the behavior of the hamster and noticing its passivity or aggression, do not draw conclusions regarding gender. Both aggression and excessive calm are more often associated with the health status of the pet. Noticing that the animal has lost its appetite or began to bite its owner by the fingers, take the hamster to the veterinarian, perhaps the rodent has a cold, poisoned or is deficient in vitamins.

You will learn the method of determining the sex of a hamster from the video below.