"Sunfire" hamster?

[RCalabraro]

I recently picked up Phoenix from Petco. She's smaller than a Syrian but bigger than a Robo. It's hard to see in the pic but she has a gray stripe starting on her head and going all the way down her back. Anybody have any idea what she is?

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cYcyXd24N_Q/UY1kSgpqG2I/AAAAAAAADBI/dX4buZ2OBYk/w1022-h766-no/CIMG3950.JPG

[jesselle]

A hybrid dwarf

[SinNyx]

She is definitely a hybrid dwarf, and a real cute one too ^^

[kyrilliondaemon]

Yeah, if I remember right sunfire is another name for mandarin and by my understanding of it mandarin is a hybrid only colour gene really.

[ncun4920]

Yeah hybrid dwarf. My hybrid is pretty big for a dwarf too she's grown loads in the last two weeks!

[Hamtastic]

She's a campbell hybrid to my eyes. Looks like Argente coloring or maybe Blue Fawn--hard to tell without more photos. Very cute ham!

(She does not look like a mandarin hybrid to me, as those tend to have more of a winter white body shape).

[Silver]

I have had a Manderin Hybrid & they are more Ginger orange color to start with then mine's fur faded to look more like Argente.

Baby Manderin Mandy:

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t489/SilverStarOne/Mandy/100_0234.jpg (http://s1062.photobucket.com/user/SilverStarOne/media/Mandy/100_0234.jpg.html)

More Argente Girl Mandy She must of been 18 months old here:

http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t489/SilverStarOne/Mandy/SAM_0075.jpg (http://s1062.photobucket.com/user/SilverStarOne/media/Mandy/SAM_0075.jpg.html)

Looking at the first picture of Mandy & your Sunfire they do have similar colors

xxx

[RCalabraro]

Thanks everybody! I really don't know anything about hamster breeds so your input is much appreciated!

[Eriklover555]

Yeah, one of the local Petcos plays that trick - it's a hybrid dwarf ^^ Really, they just want you to pay more for her.