Captivating Campbell's (Sam's Hams Official Thread) - Page 3

obscura · 10-19-2012, 08:03 AM

My first experience raising a litter provided and mentored by Kaanli Hamstery.

obscura · 10-19-2012, 08:07 AM

Falken (Mottled Black)
The lookout.

Falken (Mottled Black)
Sitting on top of his house.

Adrien (Mottled Red Eyed Argente)
Sitting on top of his house.

Adrien (Mottled Red Eyed Argente) and Falken (Mottled Black)
The boys meet for the first time.

Falken (Mottled Black)
Checking out his house.

Adrien (Mottled Red Eyed Argente) and Falken (Mottled Black)
A successful introduction.

obscura · 10-19-2012, 08:15 AM

Zuko (Opal
Settling in.

Ceres (Mottled Black Eyed Argente)
Settling in.

Ceres (Mottled Black Eyed Argente)
Exploring her new bin.

Astraea (Mottled Black Eyed Argente)
Checking out the water bottle.

Astraea (Mottled Black Eyed Argente)
Digging in the food dish.

Zuko (Opal)
Running on the flying saucer.

obscura · 10-19-2012, 08:19 AM

Isis (Black Eyed Argente)
Nibbling on a blade of Oxbow Botanical Hay.

Ceres (Mottled Black Eyed Argente)
Running on the flying saucer.

Zuko (Opal)
Running on the flying saucer.

Maeve (Black Eyed Argente)
Digging in the food dish.

Zuko (Opal)
Running on the flying saucer.

Freyja (Black Eyed Argente)
Enjoying a bowl of chicken and vegetable baby food.

Isis (Black Eyed Argente)
Sitting on the flying saucer.

Ceres (Mottled Black Eyed Argente)
Running on the flying saucer.

souffle · 10-19-2012, 08:30 AM

The pictures and the hamsters are simply gorgeous. You must be very proud of them.
I have removed some of the pictures because we have some rules about posting pics with baby hamsters with their eyes shut and being handled before the eyes are open.
These are explained here
http://www.hamstercentral.com/commun...must-read.html

obscura · 10-19-2012, 08:38 AM

Zuko (Opal) and Freyja (Black Eyed Argente)
Breeding pair.

Isis (Black Eyed Argente)
Sitting on a Snak-Shak.

Freyja (Black Eyed Argente)
Peeking out from inside a Snak-Shak.

Isis (Black Eyed Argente)
Sitting on my hand.

obscura · 10-19-2012, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by souffle

The pictures and the hamsters are simply gorgeous. You must be very proud of them.
I have removed some of the pictures because we have some rules about posting pics with baby hamsters with their eyes shut and being handled before the eyes are open.
These are explained here
http://www.hamstercentral.com/commun...must-read.html

Thank you, I appreciate your notifying me.

I really do apologize for not applying by the rules. I don't usually do things that break rules, so admittedly I barely ever fully read them... I have learned from that mistake!

If you're interested to know, the pictures I am uploading now are five of the babies (fully grown) from that litter. I was really proud of that litter. They all turned out amazing, especially considering I was handling them almost immediately (which I do not advise to those of you reading this thread - mothers need a quiet environment to raise their babies in and should be undisturbed. If you handle a baby and return him to the nest with only your scent, the mother may cannibalize him). My mentor has taught me to raise these hamsters as if they were my own pets. They are all extremely people-oriented, which is not usually the case for other hamsters (honestly, they are oddly lovable for a hamster).

Here is a video of how my mentor's litters develop, socially. It's really amazing. I have never had such wonderfully tempered hamsters.

I have actually kept six of the babies (the five BEA girls and the mottled black male... The other three were adopted). The male is a pet of mine, and the five ladies are being kept for potential breeding. Right now I have an opal male paired with two of the BEA girls. Hoping to eventually produce black, blue, opal, argente, lilac, lilac fawn, and chocolate. For now, I'm just solidifying the BEA gene in these lines.