ST's Cherie x Blackout (Chocolate Carriers!)

[Nancy's Hamsters]

Pinkneon your reading about two different litters cause Blueraysdarkie posted she couldn't wait to see pictures as Nancy's pups are always so pretty and I have one a litter here with 3 pups. Cherie has followed in the path of all our Chocolate lines and had 11 and will wean that many.

[BluerayDarkes]

Don't mind me I'm a dumb person and posted in the wrong thread about Nancy's pups, but I love seeing pup pictures no matter what.

[pinkneon]

Thanks. Sorry, I get confused easily - probably because I don't always read things through!

[Mama2six]

I am sorry I am so late with the pictures! The pups are 3 weeks, 3 days old. These pictures were taken on the 3 week, 0 day mark though.

It is so adorable to have a cage full of 11 black baby hamsters. Their taming is coming along nicely. Last night 8 of the 11 willingly climbed into my hand. That is one of my favorite moments in a hamster's life.

1. F Black
1 - F black.jpg

2. F Satin Black
2 - F satin black.jpg

3. F Black (hetero polywhite)
3 - F black hetero poly.jpg

4. M Black
4 - M black.jpg

5. M Black
5 - M black.jpg

[Mama2six]

6. M Satin Black
6 - M satin black.jpg

7. F Black (hetero polywhite)
7 - F black - lrg chest patch.jpg

8. F Satin Black (hetero polywhite) This is the girl we are probably keeping, but it is between her the other hetero polywhite females, because my keeper from Kenzie's litter (the other rust carriers) is a male. Unfortunately, this is not the greatest picture, but she is really quite a lovely little lady.
8 - F black - white side stripe - poss keeper.jpg

9. F black
9 - F black 4 - best.jpg

10. F black (hetero polywhite)
10 - F black hetero polywhite.jpg

[Mama2six]

11. M Black (hetero polywhite)
11 - M black hetero polywhite.jpg

And here are some tummy pictures of the ones I think received the polywhite gene from Cherie. I am not as skillful as Nancy at getting tummy shots, as you can see. I tried to hold them by their little scruffs, but they in no way sat still for pictures, and I could not snap the picture with one hand while holding a wiggling baby with the other, so I settled for just pictures of the half I could let hang down.

This is #3, #10, and #10, respectively. They all have chest patches to match.

3 tummy 2.jpg
10 - tummy.jpg
11 - tummy.jpg

Cherie has been a great mom. She raised all 11 babies, and has not gotten tired of them. She did move/change her nest 3-4 times, and MOST of the time I could not see the babies because of the things she came up with. But it was worth the wait, and here they all are!

[Mama2six]

The keeper from Kenzie's litter is a long-awaited yellow-black (melanistic yellow) hetero polywhite male. I do not yet know if he is EE or Ee, but his type is a significant improvement over his grandfather, who he will replace, as Alaster has already been retired from breeding.

I am planning to match the little YB boy with the keeper from Cherie's litter. (Who I am probably naming her Emmy or Emmy-Joy or maybe Emmy-something-else) The two of them will have our very first chocolate pups! (some homo, some hetero, and some not polywhite)

What excitement!

[Erin.R]

I don't think I have ever seen a satin black. As they age can you tell they are satin? Such a cute litter, I don't know how you can tell them apart lol.

[Nancy's Hamsters]

Originally Posted by Erin.R

I don't think I have ever seen a satin black. As they age can you tell they are satin? Such a cute litter, I don't know how you can tell them apart lol.

I'm not M2S but I can tell you Erin when you have a normal black next to a satin black it is very obvious, but the white on their paws and body are a huge tell all as a Satin white glistens and sparkles like it is tinsel on a tree. The black is far more shiny but can be confused with a very healthy coat if not for the shimmery white on the paws.

[Mama2six]

Well, here they are from this morning. They've grown quite a lot, and they've (literally) become quite the handful.

https://youtu.be/PZQFfLnAqes