Eyeless whites

[alvinsfamily]

Ive seen them mentioned in a few post and was wondering if anyone had any pics? Im curious! Also what makes them that way? x

[internet_nobody]

They inherit two copies of the "Wh" gene. Roans have one copy, and it can show in agouti patterns as a white bellied hamster.

Batkat has a few from a pet shop accident - she posted pics of her boys recently.

[Spuds Mum]

Internet Nobody is exactly right - the Wh gene is what causes a hamster to have a white belly or become a roan, when they inherit one copy from a parent. If they inherit two copies (one from each parent) then the result will be a pure white hamster with little eyes or no eyes.

Here is one Batkat recently posted

[BatKat]

They are very sweet little souls but hard work. They also have other medical conditions, deafness, no teeth and heart problems. We love all 3 dearly but they need a lot of veterinary care and shouldn't be bred, I have heard of someone breeding them for snake food which is totally out of order Ours came as a surprise package from a pregnant pet shop ham.

[alvinsfamily]

Originally Posted by BatKat

They are very sweet little souls but hard work. They also have other medical conditions, deafness, no teeth and heart problems. We love all 3 dearly but they need a lot of veterinary care and shouldn't be bred, I have heard of someone breeding them for snake food which is totally out of order Ours came as a surprise package from a pregnant pet shop ham.

Snake food! Thats awful!