Disease of robo dwarf hamsters tagr9/4/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It has been reported as a common sighting by locals in this city and in the sand dunes of the Ordos desert. The Roborovski hamster has been found to be more common in the southern area of its distribution range, in areas such as Yulin, Shaanxi, China. In the wild, Roborovski hamsters are crepuscular, being most active at dawn and dusk. They dig and live in burrows with steep tunnels as deep as six feet underground. ![]() Their efficient use of water makes them particularly suited to the steppe and desert regions they inhabit. They live at elevations of around 1,200 metres (3,900 ft)–1,450 metres (4,760 ft) and although research has been carried out, no fossil record exists for this species. The hamsters inhabit areas of loose sand and sparse vegetation and are rarely found in areas of dense vegetation and solid clay substrates. Roborovski hamsters are found in desert regions, such as the basin of the lake Zaysan in Kazakhstan and regions of Tuva, Mongolia and Xinjiang in China. Roborovskis are known for their speed and have been said to run up to 6 miles a night. The average lifespan for the Roborovski hamster is 2–3 years, though this is dependent on living conditions (extremes being four years in captivity and two in the wild). Distinguishing characteristics of the Roborovskis are eyebrow-like white spots and the lack of any dorsal stripe (found on the other members of the genus Phodopus). It lives in the deserts of Central Asia, averaging 2 centimetres (0.8 in) at birth and 5 centimetres (2.0 in) and 20–25 grams (0.71–0.88 oz) during adulthood. The Roborovski hamster ( Phodopus roborovskii), also known as the desert hamster, Robo dwarf hamster, or simply dwarf hamster, is the smallest of three species of hamster in the genus Phodopus. ![]()
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