"Sunfire" hamster?
 

I recently picked up Phoenix from Petco. She's smaller than a Syrian but bigger than a Robo. It's hard to see in the pic but she has a gray stripe starting on her head and going all the way down her back. Anybody have any idea what she is?

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-c...o/CIMG3950.JPG

Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
 

A hybrid dwarf

Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
 

She is definitely a hybrid dwarf, and a real cute one too ^^

Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
 

Yeah, if I remember right sunfire is another name for mandarin and by my understanding of it mandarin is a hybrid only colour gene really.

Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
 

Yeah hybrid dwarf. My hybrid is pretty big for a dwarf too she's grown loads in the last two weeks!

Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
 

She's a campbell hybrid to my eyes. Looks like Argente coloring or maybe Blue Fawn--hard to tell without more photos. Very cute ham!

(She does not look like a mandarin hybrid to me, as those tend to have more of a winter white body shape).

Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
 

I have had a Manderin Hybrid & they are more Ginger orange color to start with then mine's fur faded to look more like Argente.

Baby Manderin Mandy:

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/...y/100_0234.jpg

More Argente Girl Mandy She must of been 18 months old here:

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/...y/SAM_0075.jpg

Looking at the first picture of Mandy & your Sunfire they do have similar colors

xxx

Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
 

Thanks everybody! I really don't know anything about hamster breeds so your input is much appreciated!

Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
 

Yeah, one of the local Petcos plays that trick - it's a hybrid dwarf ^^ Really, they just want you to pay more for her.