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Syrian hamsters come in different colourings, Russians are mainly whites and greys whereas syrians are usually browns, blacks or blondes. Syrians are much larger and display a very different temprament.

there isn't much difference exept that a syrian hamster is usally slightly bigger than the Russian dwarf hamsters

AnswerRussian Dwarfs have a dark stripe down there back and are half the size of a Syrain hamster. They are less friendly apparently but i wouldn't worry about that, i have a male dwarf called Nuggets and he let me hold him within a week. They are harder to handle than Syrians simply because they're smaller. They nip more, mine likes chewing my fingers but it doesn't really hurt. He is also scared of heights, i had a ladder in his cage which the previous inhabitants (mice) loved but he hated it.

Russian Dwarfs are alot smaller than Syrians and are harder to hold if you are a first time buyer then it is better to get syrian.Russian Dwarfs have dark stripes down their backs they also have longer tails but the tails are still quite small.

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