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Old 03-17-2019, 05:39 PM  
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Default Re: What kind of hamster is this?

There’s no such thing as ethically bred hybrids unfortunately. Hybrids still make amazing pets but you do need to be aware of the health risks and decreased life expectancy and make sure you can afford any vets bills. I’ve had 7 Russian dwarves (both bought and rescued/adopted) abd apart from my current adoptions who are all quite young, they’ve all had fatal health complications, most commonly diabetes.

Ideally its better to adopt or rehome than buy from a pet store, and definitely avoid any backyard breeders.

With that litter, I’d definitely be concerned about inbreeding since albinism is a recessive gene, both parents would need to be albino for all the pups to be aswell.
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