Syrian vs Russian!
So theres a lot of debate about which breed of hamster is best, which is why when I asked for a hamster, (for my 19th birthday- grown up i know ;) ) my mum bought me both breeds!
Syrians have to be housed alone, and apparently russians can be paired together, but the pair I had attacked each other and one died, the night before I got them. Which left me with one Syrian (Mollie) and one Russian (John), in separate cages.
I have to say that Mollie is really very friendly, she comes up to the bars as soon as you come in the room, crawls straight into your hand and is quite happy to just run around your lap.
John is just as friendly, really inquisitive, but less easy to handle. I let him run over my hands in the cage but he really is too quick to just freely hold.
They really are both lovely, so I would say its down to a) personal preference and b) experience/age
If its for a child, I would definitely say a syrian is a better choice, but if you want something a little bit more challenging to train and really funny to look after, try a pair or triplet of russians out :)
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