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Old 07-17-2013, 09:18 AM   #1
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Hi i wasn't sure where to post this. I was wondering if anyone is good with colours and could tell me what colour my little Russian dwarf is? people have told me mandarin but i didn't think they could have red eyes. She is a really aggresive hamster too. she bites a lot but only when she is in her cage or she just doesn't want to sit in your hand. I rescued her and was told she is about 8 months old and she was in a really smelly rotastak cage. it was disgusting i'm sure i read somewhere that mandarin coloured hamsters can have lots of problems, can anyone shed any light of this? thanks everyone
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Old 07-17-2013, 09:25 AM   #2
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I'm not sure what the actual technical color would be called, but she looks like the color hybrid dwarf hamsters that Petco and PetSmart have been selling. They named them Sunfire hamsters, but they are hybrid dwarves.
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Old 07-17-2013, 09:34 AM   #3
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Thats interesting to know thanks my little one is from the UK though. I've never seen one like her before in a pet shop, though i don't buy hamsters from there anymore.
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Old 07-17-2013, 10:21 AM   #4
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I'd say she looks like a beige. She looks like a Campbells to me as I can't spot any winter white traits in her (someone with more knowledge of hybrids might see something I don't) but that isn't to say she isn't a hybrid that just resembles a campbells, hybrids are pretty common.

EDIT: Scratch that, her ears are the wrong colour for a beige and her stripe too orange.

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Old 07-17-2013, 10:42 AM   #5
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The pictures don't do her coat any justice,she is much brighter in real life
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Old 07-17-2013, 11:15 AM   #6
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I'm not great with colors and all they but I just have to say that she is absolutely adorable!
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Old 07-17-2013, 11:18 AM   #7
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I used to have a golden cocker spaniel who was quite mad (just extrovertedly happy as opposed to psychotic). When I was researching into spaniels I read a lot about 'rage' which is a temperamental issue with red/golden cockers. I was told by a breeder that the issue is golden/red/ginger coat colours linked to poor or 'unpredictable' temperament. I was also told that's why anecdotally chestnut mares are said to be very fiery, and of course redheaded women.

I've read on other links that 'mandarin' hamsters are often biters, so maybe the melanin link applies to them too.
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