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Fluffagrams · 03-17-2019, 02:17 PM

In most cases hamsters advertised as either Campbells, Russian, Winter White or Djungarian will actually be Hybrids and will probably have hamsters of both Campbells and Winter White in their ancestry. You are correct that a true Winter White will have black eyes and their heads don't look like a typical Winter White head either... they have more resemblance with the Albino Campbells but as far as I know, there are no purebred Campbells or Winter Whites in the USA.

In terms of tamng, Campbells do have a reputation for being a bit nippy but when judging them at shows I've had just as many bites off of Winter Whites than I have off of Campbells so it really does depend on the hamster.

03-17-2019, 02:17 PM
Fluffagrams Moderator Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 3,640	Re: What kind of hamster is this? In most cases hamsters advertised as either Campbells, Russian, Winter White or Djungarian will actually be Hybrids and will probably have hamsters of both Campbells and Winter White in their ancestry. You are correct that a true Winter White will have black eyes and their heads don't look like a typical Winter White head either... they have more resemblance with the Albino Campbells but as far as I know, there are no purebred Campbells or Winter Whites in the USA. In terms of tamng, Campbells do have a reputation for being a bit nippy but when judging them at shows I've had just as many bites off of Winter Whites than I have off of Campbells so it really does depend on the hamster.