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Fluffagrams · 11-08-2021, 01:23 AM

Not necessarily. In some species and colours, such as with the Normal/Agouti Chinese you can be sure that all the babies will have the same colouring but in some of the other species like Syrians, they can 'carry' genes for other colours that are not immediately apparent when looking at them and because certain genetic combinations can cause significant problems, you will often see people say that you should never breed a hamster from unknown origins.

11-08-2021, 01:23 AM
Fluffagrams Moderator Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 3,640	Re: Would two identical hamsters produce identical babies? Not necessarily. In some species and colours, such as with the Normal/Agouti Chinese you can be sure that all the babies will have the same colouring but in some of the other species like Syrians, they can 'carry' genes for other colours that are not immediately apparent when looking at them and because certain genetic combinations can cause significant problems, you will often see people say that you should never breed a hamster from unknown origins.