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student1304 · 07-09-2012, 03:48 AM

wow, no need to be rude.
I may not be a breeder of hamsters but I was giving my opinion based on the research I have had to do throughout my degree and I was only giving the 'history lesson' as an example for those that do not know what effects inbreeding can have.
I did not intend to offend or shame anyone, but merely state that inbreeding isn't worth the risk just to achieve a new coat colour.

And while you can have a go at me for stating what I think, my sentiments have been echoed by every other poster on here -

"But by now you might have hamsters that were born without eyes, may be deaf, may develop cancerous tumors early in their lives, etc. What will you do with them? You can't rehome them...you either keep them or have them PTS. Close inbreeding makes for genetically predictable animals but at a cost. Are new colour mutations worth it? Certainly not, if you ask me."

how is it that only I got the rude response?

nevermind, I was trying to help you based on my understanding of the matter.
next time I'll leave it to 'the breeders'.

07-09-2012, 03:48 AM
student1304 Hamster Pup Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 210	Re: Inbreeding Coefficiant wow, no need to be rude. I may not be a breeder of hamsters but I was giving my opinion based on the research I have had to do throughout my degree and I was only giving the 'history lesson' as an example for those that do not know what effects inbreeding can have. I did not intend to offend or shame anyone, but merely state that inbreeding isn't worth the risk just to achieve a new coat colour. And while you can have a go at me for stating what I think, my sentiments have been echoed by every other poster on here - "But by now you might have hamsters that were born without eyes, may be deaf, may develop cancerous tumors early in their lives, etc. What will you do with them? You can't rehome them...you either keep them or have them PTS. Close inbreeding makes for genetically predictable animals but at a cost. Are new colour mutations worth it? Certainly not, if you ask me." how is it that only I got the rude response? nevermind, I was trying to help you based on my understanding of the matter. next time I'll leave it to 'the breeders'.