The Syrian hamster hibernates when the environmental temperature falls below 5-6.º C and when the light period is less than 8 hours per day. During hibernation body temperature, heart and respiration rate decrease considerably. Hamsters which are in hibernation can be awakened by stimuli such as touch.
[ L F van Zutphen, V Baumans, A C Beynen, do livro «Principles of Laboratory Animal Science» ]Enviado por:
Cristóvão Lima (Guimarães, Portugal)