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12-10-2018, 12:34 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: United States
Posts: 15
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Hybrids
I'm a bit confused. If dwarf Cambells and dwarf Winter Whites are different species that would never breed in the wild and it is a risk to the mom and pups then why is it easy to find hybrids and rare to find pure Cambells and pure Winter Whites?
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12-10-2018, 01:17 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Yorkshire, UK but my heart lies in Scotland!
Posts: 28,192
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Re: Hybrids
Human intervention. In the wild they are separated geographically and have evolved to slightly different shapes and lifestyles. They would never meet in the wild. WW and campbells have evolved some different colours so humans thought it would be good to combine these to get the characteristics of both species in one hamster however you don't just combine the good but also the bad genes and these tend to amplify and cause issues in the hybrids. Once it is in there you can never remove the hybrid genes from a line. Now there are so many hybrids and people care more about the colours than the health. Disease often develops long after the hybrids have been already bred and the pet shops don't keep records of how the lines health is. So it goes on an on with glaucoma, diabetes, birthing problems etc in the lines.
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12-10-2018, 02:56 PM
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Fluffy Hamsters
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 4,231
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Re: Hybrids
How sad. Humans have a lot to answer for.
Glad you asked this Yyvo, often wondered myself.
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12-10-2018, 05:51 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: United States
Posts: 15
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Re: Hybrids
Thank you for the explanation. I appreciate your knowledge.
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03-29-2019, 12:15 PM
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#5
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 84
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Re: Hybrids
Nature thought of everything! If WW and Campbell’s should never meet in the wild, the certainly shouldn’t meet in captivity.
Pet shops and some breeders don’t realise this till it’s too late.
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