Reference intervals for the syrian hamster — biochemistry, haematology, urinalysis and specialised tests, in one place, with the provenance of every value stated.
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- 📕 32 — Printed reference — title and table given; no online copy exists
- ✎ 2 — Citation key on file — full details on request
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Biochemistry
Serum and plasma biochemistry, blood gases and acid–base — 21 values, every one cited; 1 further entry states that no interval has been established.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ALP | 99-186 U/L | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| ALT | 22-128 U/L | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| AST | 28-122 U/L | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Albumin | 3.5-4.9 g/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| BUN | 12-26 mg/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Bicarbonate | not established | No hamster reference interval is published: marked N/A in Suckow MA et al., The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster and Other Rodents, Table 3.7 (Electrolytes), p. 75, where a value is given for the rabbit and the cotton rat only. |
| Calcium | 5.3-12 mg/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Chloride | 93.8-109.7 mEq/L | Charles River Laboratories — LVG Golden Syrian |
| Cholesterol | 55-181 mg/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Creatinine | 0.4-1 mg/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| GGT | 0-21 U/L | Charles River Laboratories — LVG Golden Syrian |
| Globulin | 2.7-4.2 g/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Glucose | 37-198 mg/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| LDH | 100-300 U/L | Washington & Van Hoosier |
| Lipase | 308.5-401.7 U/L | Peer-reviewed literature |
| Magnesium | 2.0-2.9 mg/dL | Peer-reviewed literature |
| Phosphate | 3-9.9 mg/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Potassium | 3.9-5.5 mEq/L | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Sodium | 128-144 mEq/L | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Total bilirubin | 0.1-0.9 mg/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Total protein | 5.2-7 g/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Triglycerides | 72-227 mg/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
Haematology
Complete blood count, red cell indices, reticulocytes and platelet fractions — 20 values, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Basophils | 0-1% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Eosinophils | 0-1% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Fibrinogen | 181-300 mg/dL | Miroshnikov et al |
| HCT | 45-50 % | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| HGB | 16.6-18.6 g/dL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Lymphocytes | 56-80% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| MCH | 19.9-25.8 pg | Schalm's Veterinary Hematology |
| MCHC | 27.8-37.4 g/dL | Schalm's Veterinary Hematology |
| MCV | 64-77.6 fL | Schalm's Veterinary Hematology |
| MPV | 3.6-5.0 fL | Charles River — LVG Golden Syrian Hamster Clin |
| Monocytes | 2 % (single reported value) | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Monocytes abs | 0.29-1.52 ×103/µL | Charles River — LVG Golden Syrian Hamster Clin |
| Neutrophils | 18-40% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Neutrophils heterophils | 1.36-5.63 ×103/µL | Charles River — LVG Golden Syrian Hamster Clin |
| Pcv | 45-50% | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Platelets | 300-600 ×103/µL | Quesenberry & Carpenter |
| RBC | 7-8 ×106/µL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| RDW | 15.5-19.7 % | Charles River Laboratories — LVG Golden Syrian |
| Reticulocytes | 0.80-3.5 % | Miroshnikov et al |
| WBC | 7-10 ×103/µL | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
Urinalysis
Urine concentration, protein and tubular injury markers — 2 values, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PH | 6.9-9 | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
| Specific gravity | 1.014-1.060 | Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9- |
Endocrine and reproductive assays
Adrenal, thyroid, pancreatic and gonadal hormones, including stimulation-test values — 3 values, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cortisol basal | 2.3-3.2 µg/dL | Suckow MA |
| Total T3 | 30-80 ng/dL | Suckow MA |
| Total T4 | 3-7 µg/dL | Suckow MA |
Other specialised assays
Pancreatic and inflammatory markers, cardiac and renal function tests, cerebrospinal fluid and therapeutic drug monitoring — 2 values, every one cited.
| Marker | Reference interval | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Amylase | 154-196 IU/L | Suckow MA |
| Creatine kinase | 23 IU/L (indicative range) | Suckow MA |
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Sources
All 11 sources behind the values on this page. The number after each value points here. Nothing here comes from anywhere else.
- 📕 Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary — Table 9-9 (rodents), 11-8/11-11 (ferret) — Printed reference — title and table given, no online copy exists
- 🔗 Charles River Laboratories — LVG Golden Syrian Hamster Clinical Pathology Data (Crl:LVG(SYR), N.American colonies 2008-2011, 95% interval) — https://www.criver.com/
- 🔗 Charles River — LVG Golden Syrian Hamster Clinical Pathology Data (2008–2011; age 8–10 weeks; male and female intervals combined as min–max) — https://azupcriversitestorage01.blob.core.windows.net/storage-account-container/resources/rm_rm_r_LVG_Golden_Syrian_Hamster_clinical_pathology_data.pdf
- 🔗 Miedel EL, Hankenson FC. Biology and Diseases of Hamsters. In: Laboratory Animal Medicine, 3rd ed. Elsevier, 2015:209-245 — value derived as mean ± 1.96 SD, not a formally established reference interval — doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409527-4.00005-5
- ✎ Miroshnikov et al, Hematology RI in preclinical studies Part 1: rodents & rabbits, Lab Animals for Science 2024;7(4):35-58 (formal RI, Table 29) — Citation key on file — full bibliographic details on request
- ✎ Miroshnikov et al, Plasma hemostasis RI in preclinical studies, Lab Animals for Science 2025;8(4):35-44 (formal RI, Table 2) — Citation key on file — full bibliographic details on request
- 📕 Quesenberry & Carpenter, Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed. — Printed reference — title and table given, no online copy exists
- 🔗 Saruc M, Nozawa F, Yalniz M, Itami A, Pour PM. Effects of porcine pancreatic enzymes on the pancreas of hamsters. Part 1: basic studies. JOP. 2012;13(5):476-481 — value derived as mean ± 1 SD, n=10, not a formally established reference interval — doi:10.6092/1590-8577/522 · PMID 22964953
- 📕 Schalm's Veterinary Hematology, 6th ed. (species-specific hematology chapters) — Printed reference — title and table given, no online copy exists
- 🔗 Suckow MA, Stevens KA, Wilson RP (eds). The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents. Academic Press/Elsevier 2012 — Chapter 3, Clinical Biochemistry: Table 3.3 (enzymes), 3.4 (hormones), 3.6 (kidney), 3.7 (electrolytes) — https://shop.elsevier.com/books/the-laboratory-rabbit-guinea-pig-hamster-and-other-rodents/suckow/978-0-12-380920-9
- 🔗 Washington IM, Van Hoosier G. Clinical Biochemistry and Hematology. The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents. 2012:57-116 — doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-380920-9.00003-1
Method
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Gaps stay gaps. Where an interval has not been established, the entry is absent. We do not substitute a value from a related species and we do not average across sources. 0 values held internally are withheld from these pages because their provenance is not recorded.
One dataset. Every number here is the number our articles use, with the same source attached.
Derived values are labelled. Where an interval was calculated from a published mean and standard deviation rather than formally established, the source entry says so explicitly.
Marcin Siedlecki. Syrian hamster Blood Test Reference Ranges. VetBlood, 2026. https://vetblood.io/veterinary-reference-ranges/syrian-hamster/
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Compiled by Marcin Siedlecki. Last reviewed 2026-08-10. Corrections are welcome at vetblood@vetblood.io — if a value here disagrees with a source you trust, tell us and we will check it.