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12-05-2016, 01:22 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Dec 2016
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Winter white litters
Hi all,
I bought a pair of winter white hamsters. I was told both was sapphire color. But when the litter grows older, i am having doubts now since it does not look like sapphire. I am thinking this is a hybrid winter white. Please see pics. Can someone ID the color of the litter. Thanks for your response!
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12-05-2016, 03:21 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
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Re: Winter white litters
4 of them look like normal WWs to me and the other could be a pearl but he does seem to be a bit of a strange colour! He could also be a sapphire, but I'm not too sure. I believe you can get sapphire pearls, but I've never seen one. It could be the lighting though. I have a pearl winter white so if I attach a photo of him, you can compare.
Who is the breeder? Do their hamsters come with pedigrees? Where in the world are you based?
Just because they're not Sapphires, doesn't mean they won't be pure WWs. You would need a pedigree though to prove it. My Larry-Jasper is a pedigree WW.
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At the Rainbow Bridge: Toffee, Oreo and Pemba the guinea pigs, Jasper the winter white and Artemis the hybrid 💔
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12-05-2016, 03:50 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bath, UK
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Re: Winter white litters
From the photos and based on others I've seen on the show bench I'd be inclined to say that several looked more like Normal Campbells rather than Winter Whites but I'm not sure where the paler one would best fit which might suggest that they are Hybrids as you suspect.
Here's the Midland Hamster Club's page on Purebred Campbell colours: Campbell's Russian Hamster
And here's their page on Purebred Winter White colours: Winter White Russian Hamster
Where did you get them from? If they're from a pet shop then they are more likely to be Hybrids although could have more Campbells in them than Winter White or vice versa. Pet shops have been known to label their Russian hamsters as Winter Whites but unless they come with a pedigree, you can't really be sure that this is what you are getting.
Last edited by Fluffagrams; 12-05-2016 at 11:10 PM.
Reason: Rewording sentence for clarification
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12-05-2016, 05:35 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
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Re: Winter white litters
Having a second look at them - Fluffagrams is right! They do look quite like Campbells. That would explain the orangey fur tinge.
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Bucky the robo, Hugo the miniature schnauzer and Hermes and Harvey the labradors ❤️
At the Rainbow Bridge: Toffee, Oreo and Pemba the guinea pigs, Jasper the winter white and Artemis the hybrid 💔
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