so when it comes to choosing your hamster what is better male or female? So
when it comes down to personality I honestly think it depends on the hamster
itself I know a lot of people will say that female hamsters tend to be more
energetic or aggressive and male hamsters tend to be more cuddly and calm
but I don't agree with this and I don't think every female is like that and I
don't think every male is like that I have had Super Duper crazy energetic male
hamsters before as well as I've had super calm nice female hamsters so it
really depends on the hamster itself of course there also is the physical
differences of a female and a male. Male hamsters have very, very, very large balls
so if you're not into fleshy, round, squishy balls a male might not be the
right option for you but I usually just look at it as the hamsters but even
though it's not their butt, another thing is smell and this is going to all come
down to the owner itself because every hamster is going to be different but
there are some people that say females smell worse than males and there will be
people that will say males smell worse than females just comes down to the
hamster itself and your nose because some people have really sensitive noses
so I think that also plays a part in it but females are going to go into heat
every four days and what heat is is basically meaning the hamster is ready
to breed on that day so every four days the hamster is able to breed and so she
gives off this smell that's supposed to attract a male hamster but it smells a
little bit like burning rubber so I don't know how attractive that is I
personally don't find the smell to be that bad but once again it depends on
the hamster itself some females are going to have a stronger smell some you
might not smell at all and then some people will also say that
a male hamsters pee is going to be a lot stronger smelling than a female's but I
kind of find that every hamsters pee is going to have its own potency another
thing to consider with female hamsters in particular is that they are more
prone to reproductive issues things such as pyometra which is an infection in the
womb as well as cysts and tumors in the womb
if you ever see your female hamster bleeding from her private parts
immediately go see a vet they're not having their period because they're not
like humans they need to see if it immediately and to be treated generally
one of the only ways to treat these illnesses is either antibiotics or
through a space surgery of course male hamsters can develop testicular issues
and cancers but it really just isn't as common as a female developing a
reproductive issue now for me myself I don't have a preference when it comes to
the genders really I think both are wonderful and I personally adopt a lot
of hamsters so I don't really care which gender I end up with it I just care
about the hamster itself not whether or not it's a male or a female so if I
personally did maybe have to choose I may go with a male just because females
are more prone to reproductive issues and that kind of scares me a bit so
hopefully that can answer your question on whether or not a female or a male is
the better choice obviously the point of the video is to say there really isn't a
better gender but there are some differences between the two but not very
many so gender really doesn't make too much of a difference so ya guys thank
you for watching bye