questions about sunfires

Mystic · 07-13-2012, 01:59 PM

hey guys, my friend just got a sunfire hamster and i was wondering what type of dwarf they are, are they a mixed breed? do they have a lot of healthy problems. and are they able to live with another dwarf hamster?

Lougarry · 07-13-2012, 02:03 PM

This picture is captioned WW
sunfire hamster - Google Search
If it came from a shop it's most probably a hybrid.

Whitehologram · 07-13-2012, 02:08 PM

a little gegoogled and I found this.

Whitehologram · 07-13-2012, 02:10 PM

This is interesting too.

Mystic · 07-13-2012, 02:21 PM

thanks for your info white, and is it bad to house like a winter white with a robo together as long as they are the same sex? like 2 males? or would the different species fight do you think??

Whitehologram · 07-13-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mystic

thanks for your info white, and is it bad to house like a winter white with a robo together as long as they are the same sex? like 2 males? or would the different species fight do you think??

I wouldn't. From what I've read here it seems that unless the hammies are siblings they aren't likely to get on. Being different kinds altogether can not work well.

Even siblings can fall out and have to be separated.

Mystic · 07-13-2012, 02:29 PM

thanks for all the advice ^.^

Whitehologram · 07-13-2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mystic

thanks for all the advice ^.^

My pleasure

Charley101 · 07-13-2012, 03:24 PM

Like Whitehologram said, housing different species together is definitely a it no no! It would never work out.

I also find it strange that WW's are called sunfire hamsters. I would never have guessed what species it was if Lougarry hadn't of said

Kissa · 07-14-2012, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mystic

thanks for your info white, and is it bad to house like a winter white with a robo together as long as they are the same sex? like 2 males? or would the different species fight do you think??

Wut? No, nonono, don't house different species together!

As for "sunfire" hamsters, that's just pet shops trying to sell something because it has a cool name. They'll be hybrids of some description, with all the potential health problems (diabetes, neurological issues, etc) hybrids are prone to. I'm pretty sure it's not just a Winter White by another name, as WWs only come in three colours and anything that could be called "sunfire" is not one of them.