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cypher · 03-31-2018, 10:46 PM

I'm not entirely sure of the colour from the photos but if you got your little Russian from a pet shop & as far as I know there aren't any Campbell breeders in Wales she'll be a hybrid, a cross between a Campbell's & Winter white, they can look like either but will still be hybrids.
They can be prone to diabetes (just in case you don't know!) so it is important to feed her a dwarf specific mix & avoid sugars, honey & fruit in the diet. There are really only two good quality dwarf mixes in the UK, either Burgess dwarf hamster harvest which is a good food but lacks variety & can get boring for them or this one from Zooplus which has more variety & is a good mix although a little low in protein for a young hamster but a few extra mealworms or chicken plain cooked or dried will easily make that up.

03-31-2018, 10:46 PM
cypher Dwarf whisperer Join Date: May 2014 Location: Wales UK Posts: 24,789	Re: Unknown hammy I'm not entirely sure of the colour from the photos but if you got your little Russian from a pet shop & as far as I know there aren't any Campbell breeders in Wales she'll be a hybrid, a cross between a Campbell's & Winter white, they can look like either but will still be hybrids. They can be prone to diabetes (just in case you don't know!) so it is important to feed her a dwarf specific mix & avoid sugars, honey & fruit in the diet. There are really only two good quality dwarf mixes in the UK, either Burgess dwarf hamster harvest which is a good food but lacks variety & can get boring for them or this one from Zooplus which has more variety & is a good mix although a little low in protein for a young hamster but a few extra mealworms or chicken plain cooked or dried will easily make that up. __________________ Slave to Zak. Always loved, never forgotten, forever in my heart T'ycor, Ziggy, Zephyr, Flynt, Mickle, Little Whisp, Zen, Zeki, Tinwë, Zylvan, Míriel, Calyanwë, Gusto & Meri ❤️ Last edited by cypher; 03-31-2018 at 11:06 PM.