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Yes. One species of hamster does have a 'long' tail. The Chinese hamster (often mislabelled the Chinese Dwarf hamster) has a tail that measures roughly 1inch, although this doesn't seem that long, it is when compared to other hamster species. All other hamsters have short tails - the length depending on what species they are. (eg Syrian, Russian Campbell's dwarf, Winter white dwarf or roborovski dwarf).

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No, hamsters have short tails that are typically less than an inch long.

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You must have a mutant hamster.... I had one a while ago he had a little stub of a tail but its a tail non the less

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yes, hamsters do have tails but they usually look like little stubs.

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Hamsters can't, but all gerbils do.

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They don't gerbils do

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Yes, four legs.

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