My hamsters

[Timmo]

I've had my two males for over two weeks now and i've treated them both the same and the one i can hardle perfectly fine and i can pick him up and he'll happily runa round on me and in my hands without me washing them but the other just bites every time even after washing my hands, any help please.

[I_am_plankton]

I have a tip! I have been experimenting with mine for the last week as to when I get them out. Every time I was waking them up around 6.30 I was being bitten by Fawn even though I smelt of nothing threatening. She drew blood a few times to start with.

This last week I have switched to getting them out after 9.00 when they are already awake, and I haven't been bitten since!!

I think with Campbells the biting is relating to their mood.

[chase]

I only pick mine up from housing in a tube when wide awake & at feeding time at night. I have 2 new girls 1 used 2 nip but now even if she sniffs me & looks like she will nip I very gently blow in her face. Done this everyday 4 couple of weeks & now she never nips (touch wood).Also put some food on hand to distract her teeth :P Hope that may help

[Timmo]

Some pics:

Alfie:





Oscar:

[souffle]

They are lovely hammies Timmo. They look quite happy in your hands there.

[Bunsey]

hmmm... are those not hyrbid campbells/winter white, becaues they look very much like the colour of normal winter whites too me, but a campbell shape.

[NaomiR]

I don't know an awful lot about the dwarfs (yet) but I did also notice the 3 stripes, 1 down their back and 2 along their flanks, which would appear to indicate ww's too - amazed I actually got something right!

I'm guessing there are quite a few hybrids floating around then?