How to determine the sex of the Jungar hamster?

Buying in the pet store Dzhungarsky hamster, few people wonder what sex a new pet. And even if the owner is important sex of a pet, the store can deceive him. Even the merchants themselves rarely know for sure to distinguish a girl from a boy. Let's try to figure out how to determine the sex of the Dzungarian hamster and why it is needed.

The difference between the female and the male is the same important question as the question of feeding and caring for a hamster. To know the floor of the purchased pet is necessary for the following reasons.

• Sometimes the owner plans to breed jungars, and then the question 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 share a friend or girlfriend with him, but is afraid of uncontrolled breeding, and therefore tries to choose a pet of the same sex. By the way, this is not a very reasonable approach, the Dzungarian hamsters are single animals that do not tolerate another partner on their territory. Most likely, two same-sex residents will fight regularly, taking food 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 be left without a tail or even without one paw.
• 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 homyachat. Perhaps the future buyer will also need an animal of a certain sex, and then the seller will be able to confidently show all the guys and girls.
• It is no secret that dzungariki breed very quickly, and it is likely to buy a pregnant female in the store. If the babies are not needed by the owner, then it is better to immediately acquire a male, so that in a few weeks not to get a surprise in the form of unnecessary offspring.
• Gender of the animal is important to know and in order to find him a suitable name. You can choose a neutral nickname, but it will still be correct to name the animal according to its gender.

Small hamsters are almost impossible to distinguish by gender. To determine the sex becomes real after four weeks of rodent age.

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

To make it easier in the future to determine the sex of a pet, do not allow it to become obese in the first weeks of life. To throw out all the energy and calories hamster must run several kilometers per day. Children can be settled in 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 is planned, then it is important to separate the boys and girls into separate cells.

therefore it is better to plant a family of individual dwellings. In addition, each hamster is important to provide a certain size of the cage, and a small design is not suitable for the content of five individuals at once.

Do not allow the cultivation of Dzhungar hamster in the bank. Some believe that there is enough space for him. In fact, in such a small area, the hamster will constantly lack activity, which means that it will not live for long. Do not forget that dzungariki multiply with enviable regularity, and therefore do not leave two heterosexual individuals in the same cage, even for a short time, if you do not need progeny. This applies not only to brothers and sisters, but also parents with children.

By the way, hamsters do not care about moral problems, but hamsters that are the result of the love of two relatives can be inferior, and the more often the owner gets offspring from relatives from generation to generation, the worse genetics will be, and the weaker the babies will be born not at all extinct. Sometimes rodent females, acquiring inferior offspring, simply eat their own cubs. In this regard, it is very important to know the sex of pets.

Pay attention to the state of wool. Some believe that males have a thicker and longer fur. However, this feature is by no means one hundred percent, since basically the state of wool depends on the indicators of the health of the pet, its conditions of detention. If the store sold the animal with rare fur, do not think that it is a female. Perhaps it looks like a boy who was kept in poor conditions. It is also believed that the back of the male is pointed, and the female is rounded.

It is believed that female dzhungariki more active and mobile. They rarely sit in one place, rush around the cage like a whirlwind, actively use the treadmill. Some ladies are more aggressive than males, and poorly tamed hands. But this sign is also indirect. Do not rely on the behavior of the pet when determining the sex, as there are quite energetic boys or girls with a calm disposition.

The study of the genital organs of rodents is the most accurate method for determining the sex of a pet. As soon as the babies have reached one month of age, the boys can see the testicles located close to the base of the tail. If you gently push 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 abdomen of the guy you can see the gland, similar to the navel - this part of the male hamsters mark the territory.

Sex differences are the main method for determining gender, and methods for differences in behavior and appearance can serve as additional methods.

Experts in the field of breeding Jungar hamsters give their recommendations on determining the sex of pets.

• Do not try to find out the gender of the dzungarik until at least three weeks old. Trying to discern the sex characteristics, the owner risks harming the fragile hamster, whose body is still being formed.
• To see the genitals, gently hold the adult animal with your fingers by the scruff of the neck and lift it up. So the body of a furry pet is in an extended position, and sexual signs become more visible.
• You can try to make out the floor and less stressful way for the animal. Put the rodent back in your palm and firmly, but very carefully, hold it with your thumb so as not to hurt. To calm the animal, disturbed by such manipulations, you can gently stroke it on the abdomen, and then the parts of the body of interest will be clearly visible.
• If you still need to determine the sex of a little baby, then you can gently touch him at the location of the genitals.In boys, in the groin area, small swellings are felt - future testicles.
• Pay attention to the size of the pet. Females are usually larger and plumper than their partners.

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

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