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Old 07-06-2012, 02:53 PM   #1
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Default Dwarfs?

Is it true Russians, cambells, chinese, and all dwarf hamsters are less tame then syrians and always squirm out of your hand? I believe it with robos but a long time ago I remember having 2 chinese dwarfs and remember them not being as squirmy.

Whats the most tame dwarf hamster and can I have some info on each one? Just cause im curious since it seems everyone says they are squirmier/nippier, if thats true?
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Old 07-06-2012, 02:54 PM   #2
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It all comes down to personality to be honest, you can get really snuggley ones and then really skittish ones.
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Old 07-06-2012, 02:56 PM   #3
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I don't think it's true. Bella (Hybrid) and Noah (WW) are just as friendly and tame as Mylo (Syrian). Flynn (Robo) is tame and likes cuddles but not as much as the other three but then again robos are more skittish.

I would say a Winter White that has been bred from a good breeder would be your best option. They are considered 'mini Syrians' (who are considered the most cuddly). However, Bella is just as cuddly as Noah so it all depends on the specific hamster really.
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Old 07-06-2012, 03:12 PM   #4
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Default Re: Dwarfs?

None of our hybrids are at all squirmy. The robos aren't either - they're just so untame they don't get near our hands to begin with
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Old 07-06-2012, 03:16 PM   #5
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It must really depend on the individual hamster. My dwarf, Roxy, is very cuddly. She loves sitting in Mummy's hand. She loves crawling all over me too. I actually find her easier to handle than my Syrians because she doesn't try to monkey all over everything. My Syrians are endless balls of energy! Very sweet, never bitey, but crazy!
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Old 07-06-2012, 03:23 PM   #6
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All my hybrids, it even depends on the day! Some days, they'll snuggle on my shoulder or on my arm, and others, they run up and down my legs and all over the couch!
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Old 07-06-2012, 03:30 PM   #7
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I have a hybrid who seems more campbells and he is more hyper, a hybrid who is more WW and she is a cuddler, 2 chinese one is crazy fast one is nice and sweet and likes cuddles I have 2 roborovskis who are brand spanking new so we are just getting to know eachother but I assume they're gonna be super fast little guys, they are at the moment. I suppose it just depends on their breeding and personalities. All species of hamsters have a 'type' what they are supposed to be like. Apparantly Vectis chinese will sit in her hand very happily
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Old 07-06-2012, 04:09 PM   #8
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Default Re: Dwarfs?

In general I would say yes, but there are execptions - not all Syrians are friendly, but not all dwarfs are nippy. It does depend a lot on the individual hamster and it's personality, but personally, I think the little dwarfies have a more 'fiery' temprement than the Syrians - with the Russians at the top of the list! I have had 34 Russian dwarfs and can honestly say only one never,ever nipped or bit once, and only a handful were placid enough to only give the odd nip now and then.

3 syrians - how many didn't bite - 3
6 robos - how many didn't bite - 6
1 winter white - how many didn't bite -1
3 chinese - how many didn't bite - 3
34 russians - how many didn't bite -1

This tells me that you have more change of getting a nipper than one who doesn't, and the odds are it'd be a russian. There are exeptions but if I only got one non- nipper out of 34 that to me says that the majority do nip and my one was one of the exceptions to that rule.These all came from many different places as well so it's not a case of getting a 'bitey batch from so and so'.
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Old 07-06-2012, 04:38 PM   #9
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Iv got a russian Hybrid and she is absaloutly lovely she has never bitten ever and she will just sit in my hand she is a bit of a scaredy cat and doesn't like to be far from her cage but she is a lovely little girl iv also got my syrian he's also amazing , I'd say he's more hyper than her as he is a little daredevil when he's out he trys to throw himself of everything and anything where as she will just run about on me and won't go far....I think everyone is right in saying its down to the individual hamster so you could get a nippy dwarf you could get a cuddly dwarf same as a syrian. I asked to handle Sanibel in p@h and I did so for a fair bit of time and she just cuddled into my hand and gave me the ocasional lick so I knew she probably wasn't a biter xxx
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Old 07-06-2012, 08:14 PM   #10
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Gemma occasionally nibbled (never bit) and so does Cyleigh, but my other hybrids have never bitten me!
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