In the wild, the burrow buffers extreme ambient temperatures, offers relatively stable climatic conditions, and protects against predators.
Both Syrian and Russian hamsters mature quickly and can begin reproducing at a young age 4—5 weeks , whereas Chinese hamsters will usually begin reproducing at two to three months of age, and Roborovskis at three to four months of age.
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The smaller Roborovski hamster often lives to three years in captivity.
Wild hamsters will also appropriate tunnels made by other mammals; the Djungarian hamster, for instance, uses paths and burrows of the.
The breeding season is from April to October in the Northern Hemisphere, with two to five litters of one to 13 young being born after a gestation period of 16 to 23 days.