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ameyjaney
07-07-2010, 03:54 PM
As Chinese Hamsters are apparently not hamsters (if that makes sense) , does anyone have any links to where I can read more into this? If I was still at uni I would have searched scientific papers through the uni system, but i'm not anymore.

internet_nobody
07-08-2010, 01:47 AM
They are in the same family hamsters, they're just not true dwarfs as they are a different genus. There's bound to be some zoology websites that would have more details. There aren't many papers on Chinese, probably because they were discovered so long ago.

ameyjaney
07-08-2010, 02:36 PM
Ok thanks :).I will go digging at some point :).

HamstersAreHardcore
07-13-2010, 02:43 PM
Hmm i was thinking before i saw this today how chinese hamsters were hamsters with the tail and all :)

Tish36
07-13-2010, 02:55 PM
Ahhh, I always wondered why they looked quite different to usual hammies, it's all getting clearer :D