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12-17-2019, 03:20 AM
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 1,010
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Mistaken gender identity...
So I've had my winter white hybrid Nanuk , Countess of Argouges (AKA "Princess Fluffybum") since June and was told when I got her that she is a female. I never really payed much attention to her gender and she is quite fluffy so her private parts are covered by fur most of the time.
This morning I was reading up ways of telling the sex of one's dwarf hamster as I have a very young new one and I had Princess Fluffybum out so decided to compare her with the guidelines I had found and to my great surprise I found that she is most likely a he! The spacing between the anus and genitals is quite large and there is a fairly prominent scent gland higher up. I couldn't feel any nipples either.
His or her gender makes absolutely no difference to me but it did come as quite a shock!
A change of name to "Prince Fluffybum" might be in order.
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12-17-2019, 03:46 AM
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#2
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House of Hamsters
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Posts: 7,103
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
Welcome Prince Fluffybum!
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12-17-2019, 03:49 AM
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#3
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 1,010
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
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Originally Posted by Ria P
Welcome Prince Fluffybum!
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I'm very embarrassed to have not checked this earlier!
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12-17-2019, 04:54 AM
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#4
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Romania
Posts: 310
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
well....i still haven't checked my robo's gender since i got him 2 months ago. he is still not tame and i don't want to freak him out. I didn't get any surprise pups so this was good.
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12-17-2019, 06:05 AM
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House of Hamsters
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Posts: 7,103
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
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Originally Posted by Vierville
I'm very embarrassed to have not checked this earlier!
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Lol! Don't be embarrassed. Our Syrian is 100% man but the other two? They are fluffy, fast and won't let me handle them so i can only go by what the adoption centre told me and they don't always get it right.....
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12-17-2019, 06:06 AM
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#6
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Shropshire, UK
Posts: 923
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
I got my Niko around two months ago and was told that he was a girl so I named him tootles... couple of days after 'she' was running on her wheel and fell off it. Have herself a quick clean and leant backwards quite a bit....well tootles had a very prominent set of testis so how they thought he was a girl I'll never know...
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12-17-2019, 07:27 AM
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#7
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: London
Posts: 763
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
I'm still not certain of my Robo's gender either … there was a bit of confusion over that point in the store. She's probably female, but I have no proof. Anyway, congratulations on your new Prince Fluffybum!
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12-17-2019, 07:32 AM
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Shropshire, UK
Posts: 923
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
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Originally Posted by sushi_78
I'm still not certain of my Robo's gender either … there was a bit of confusion over that point in the store. She's probably female, but I have no proof. Anyway, congratulations on your new Prince Fluffybum!
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You could add a photo of her underside and we'll see if we can help you out. Honestly though I don't think it matters too much unless you have more than one in the enclosure
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12-17-2019, 08:11 AM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: London
Posts: 763
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
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Originally Posted by Engel
You could add a photo of her underside and we'll see if we can help you out. Honestly though I don't think it matters too much unless you have more than one in the enclosure
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She's not handleable at the moment but I am going to try to get her onto a clear surface and have a look at some point. I don't want to stress her out too much when it isn't strictly necessary. If I had a pair I would have checked right away of course.
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12-17-2019, 09:28 AM
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 1,010
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Re: Mistaken gender identity...
I will try taking a photo of Prince/Princess Fluffybum's nether regions if he/she can keep still long enough!
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