Starbuck has put on some weight, not a ton, but some which is good. Her pups are doing well and are just over 3wks old now. All, except Nacho, weigh 60g+, so I'm hoping they all weigh 80g by 4wks, which is the weight goal I aim for. I like my pups to be 100g+ before they go home, where possible.
Nessa is very spunky. She looks to be SH, and is very sweet. Her type isn't as great as her LH siblings, which is a bummer to me. However, I've noticed all our LH pups seem to look nicer type wise than their SH siblings. I feel like it must be the way the fur sits. That being said, I'm choosing temperament and colour over type, which I do feel rather rubbish about, but because of how rare extreme dilute is, I need to keep a for sure carrier rather than a maybe carrier. Luckily, I have some lovely type males I could cross her with.
Nutella is a sweetie, and is looking to be LH. I'd love if she went to a breeder home, but I don't think she will (we have about 50 people waiting on hamsters from us). She's the smallest girl, but still very nice.
Nacho is the smallest, but oh so very sweet. He's very gentle, and also LH. I'm sending him out on contract. His type is pretty nice, his temperament is great, and the LH golden genes are ones I like to keep around. A lot of my hamsters are black based.
Polly is also SH, and such a spunky little thing. She's nice, but definitely the most naughty of the girls. We did make a choice about her home though... which leads to...
Nettle, nickname Nelly, is switching places with Polly and going home with my breeding partner. I liked the way her type was developing better and felt she had a more even temperament. She's also the biggest pup and LH.
Lastly is Nougat, who is also SH. I'm a little bummed about that, as I always find solid black hamsters to be difficult to adopt out. Even though we have a wait list, a lot of people choose to pass because a solid black is "boring". Which is a shame because he's such a sweetheart.
Other than that, the pups are doing amazingly.
