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05-11-2013, 05:04 AM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
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"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?
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05-11-2013, 05:06 AM
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hearts dwarf hams
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: St. Albans
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Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
A hybrid dwarf
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05-11-2013, 05:28 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cardiff
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Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
She is definitely a hybrid dwarf, and a real cute one too ^^
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05-11-2013, 10:28 AM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
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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.
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05-11-2013, 11:54 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Kent
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Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
Yeah hybrid dwarf. My hybrid is pretty big for a dwarf too she's grown loads in the last two weeks!
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05-11-2013, 12:26 PM
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Retired Moderators
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: U.S.A.
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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).
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05-11-2013, 12:49 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 6,120
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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:
More Argente Girl Mandy She must of been 18 months old here:
Looking at the first picture of Mandy & your Sunfire they do have similar colors
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05-11-2013, 01:10 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Posts: 327
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Re: "Sunfire" hamster?
Thanks everybody! I really don't know anything about hamster breeds so your input is much appreciated!
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05-12-2013, 02:00 AM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Arizona, USA
Posts: 719
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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.
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