- Scent marking via secretions of ... drum-marking, in which they repeatedly scratch their flank gland with their foot and proceed to stomp the ground several times. In dominant individuals the matting of fur at the location of secretion is more conspicuous than in subordinate individuals, ...
The good news is that if a hamster is otherwise healthy, there usually isnt a pathological reason for her to be subtle in scent marking or showing signs of heat. We would expect more obvious signs if other hamsters were nearby or within sniffing distance.
- Its bigger than both of them since they are Winter whites. He is actually repeatedly scent marking the thing. ... The Female's cage is maybe a foot away from his, and they are both bin cages. Does my male want to mate with my female badly, or is he just stressed from the scent of another hamster?
Moving forward, it's essential to keep these visual contexts in mind when discussing Senior Hamster Scent Marking.
In Experiment Three both hamsters had their flank glands removed, and as in Experiment Two, there was no significant difference in flank marking between dominant and subordinate hamsters, neither was there any significant change in their aggression and flank marking behaviors over the course of the five test periods.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) ... A vasopressin antagonist can reverse dominant/subordinate behavior in hamsters. Ferris CF, Meenan DM, Axelson JF, Albers HE. Ferris CF, et al. Physiol Behav. 1986;38(1):135-8. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(86)90143-5. Physiol Behav. 1986. PMID: 3786493 Scent marking by male golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus).
