Hamster Behavior, Hamster Health, Hamster Questions, Hamsters
Do Hamsters Have Periods / Menstrual Cycles?
The answer in a single word is "Yes." Hamsters are mammals. And like all creatures big and small, your hamster has a reproductive cycle too. This reproductive cycle allows her to have litters of young ones. Human females have a monthly menstrual cycle marked by vaginal bleeding. But hamsters are different, they go into estrus, up to seven times in a month. The estrus is marked by a whitish...