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Ria P · 03-10-2022, 04:05 AM

Most questions i can't answer because i don't know anything about breeding.

Going by my own experiences and i may simply have been unlucky, i concluded the following:

Yes, hybrids are prone to diabetes and their diet needs to be adjusted accordingly. I adopted a 5 months old diabetic hybrid who died at 13 month. Going by his behaviour he had mental issues but i don't if the cause was neurological or psychological trauma.

All my hybrids had health issues ranging from cancer, tumors to lymphoma and died at 10 month, 16 month (sunfire hybrid), 18 month and 22 month.

I think that Winter whites and Campbells should never have been interbred because it led to genetic disadvantages and shorter lifespans.

Saying that, any species of hamster can take ill at any time, just like humans.

I now have a pedigree Winter white dwarf in the hope that better genetics will give her a longer and healthier life.

03-10-2022, 04:05 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: Questions about sunfire hamster Most questions i can't answer because i don't know anything about breeding. Going by my own experiences and i may simply have been unlucky, i concluded the following: Yes, hybrids are prone to diabetes and their diet needs to be adjusted accordingly. I adopted a 5 months old diabetic hybrid who died at 13 month. Going by his behaviour he had mental issues but i don't if the cause was neurological or psychological trauma. All my hybrids had health issues ranging from cancer, tumors to lymphoma and died at 10 month, 16 month (sunfire hybrid), 18 month and 22 month. I think that Winter whites and Campbells should never have been interbred because it led to genetic disadvantages and shorter lifespans. Saying that, any species of hamster can take ill at any time, just like humans. I now have a pedigree Winter white dwarf in the hope that better genetics will give her a longer and healthier life.