Methodology to calculate the age of a hamster
There is actually no infallible mathematical formula to calculate the human age of a hamster because its growth and physiological changes during its life are very different from what's seen in humans.
However, it is rather based on the observations of the ages of the hamster, that veterinarians have established a correlation table (age chart) to see an equivalent in human age:
| Real hamster age | 1 mth | 2 mths | 4 mths | 6 mths | 8 mths | 10 mths | 1 yrs | 2 yrs | 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human age | 14 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 70 | 100 |
Life expectancy of the hamster: from 2years and a half to 3 years (sometimes up to 4 or 5 years).
How do we call?
- a baby hamster: a hamster
- a female hamster : a hamster
- a male hamster : a hamster!
And you, how old is your hamster?
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