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Originally Posted by Bailey-Benji
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I was speaking to another breeder and she said that she thought she was umbrous (faint cheekflashes) and that she was a copper banded but did not think she was a yellow because of the self markings.
Her under colour is creamy.
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I agree with Souffle on the Yellow color. She cannot be Copper because Copper is the same color to the base of the fur. She cannot be Umbrous because there are not cheek flashes on Umbrous and the Umbrous gene affects the belly fur color and I can see from the picture that she has an ivory like belly. Umbrous also causes light coloured eye rings and I don't see any.
I wouldn't say that she has self markings because she does have cheek flashes. I think she is better described as just not having strong agouti markings. But that is normal in agouti colours.
The Yellow gene does have black ticking and since she doesn't have red eyes, I think Yellow is a probable conclusion but like Souffle said, we can't be conclusive. But, if she was mine, I would call her Yellow. And most likely a Banded Yellow. The banded gene seldom shows as a straight line. Dominant spot puts white on the head and your hamster doesn't have any.
All though she is very pretty, I think that since we can't be certain she is Yellow, I will have to use a photo of a hamster that I am sure is Yellow.
But, at least you know what color she likely is now!
Thanks a lot.
Hamstermama