I didnt know hybrids went this far..

[mangoandmimi]

is it possible for a campbeells t o breed with a robo?
i would have thought not :L
just ive seen this ad which has baby hamsters for sale but the mum is a winter white and the dad is a *campbells roborovski* whatever that is supposed to mean:/
they have a very robo look to them :S
thanks x

[LocoRocoPanda]

That genetically can't work. =/

Think of it this way. Campbells and Winter Whites are two sides of the same coin. They're like tigers and lions. They're different but break them down and they're basic genetic make-up is similar enough they can reproduce with each other.

Robos would be...like a clouded leopard. Yes it's still a feline but genetically it simply can not reproduce with a tiger. They don't have that basic genetic code. Even if they tried the babies (whatever would be made) or mother would die.

[amyXlovesXhamstersX]

I dont think it is possible because robos and ww/campbells are so different. I hope not anyway

[Christmas_hamster]

Loco is 100% right. They are completely different species, not close enough to be able to breed together. for years it was argued that RC and WW were actually the same species, it's why their history is entwined together. Later it was identified that they are different enough to be their own species.

[Lucinda]

Do you have a link?

[KatiePillow]

Further to LRP's post, robos have a 34 chromosomes while RC and WW's have 28 I think. So no, not possible..

[mangoandmimi]

thats a relief how can they even begin to think to breed when they dont even know the difference between species though, urgh >.<

[Hamtastic]

I think that whoever made that label was simply ignorant of the actual pedigree of their hamster. I've encountered this many times in smaller pet stores even (where people don't label their hamsters correctly at all and make up all sorts of misleading names). "Fancy desert hamsters" = Roborovski. etc. One store breeds robos. I spoke with them about colors, and a guy just said "we've got a bunch of those little brown ones".

[mangoandmimi]

yeah, so they'll sell :/
ive come across people advertising hamsters as *rare no-tailed mice*

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

ive come across people advertising hamsters as *rare no-tailed mice*

And people actually fall for that?? My goodness! That actually reminds me of the Fawlty Towers episode where Manuel is adiment that his rat is a "Pedigree Siberian Hamster. Very Rare, last one in shop!"