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Old 07-26-2014, 02:19 PM   #1
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This is (now not so) little Wilfred! He was in the adoption centre in a P@H in Bristol - I only popped in to have a look before I went into Ikea! There were no details up, so I asked if he was male or female - they had him listed as male, but the sales assistant had a look and thought he was female - as did 2 others, and me - especially comparing his bits to another male.
He was so adorable though, and was so happy being handled, I didn't care (even though I'd have rather had a boy) and luckily I had a carrier in the car, so he came home with me. After a week with no name, and then a week as Coco (after his favourite treat) I discovered "she" was definitely a boy - now there's no question about it!
He's the most affectionate and happy dwarf I've ever had, he comes out and chatters away to me, and climbs up onto my shoulder and nudges me with his nose!
I know he's a hybrid, coming from where he did, but I've been wondering - he looks very much like a pearl winter white, is it possible he's got more genes from that 'side' (if that makes sense?)

(Sorry for the sideways photos, they're the right way on my computer!)
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Old 07-26-2014, 02:45 PM   #2
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awe! Wilfred looks like my past Albino Dwarf Hamster, SnowFlake! I have a post about his story if you wanna read it! Thanks :3
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Old 07-27-2014, 09:07 AM   #3
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Wilfred is so cute! The first picture is adorable!
I don't think Wilfred is a albino though (From the top post) But, he could defiantly be a pearl, but I never owned a dwarf so ^^
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Old 07-27-2014, 09:20 AM   #4
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Aww what a totally sweet little man-ham he is

I'm not familiar with dwarf colours, but I'd agree with the pp who said pearl.
He's lovely and so glad you finally figured out whether he's a he or a she

Honestly though, being from the adoption centre in p@h doesn't necessarily mean he's a hybrid... Other pets can end up in the centre. Just any unwanted pet. May be a winter white that was unwanted.
I have heard of Robo's being in the p@h adoption centre, p@h no longer stock Robo's as far as I know.
You may have a winter white, but most will tell you that unless you have papers stating that, he's a hybrid.
Dwarfs are so cute... Any dwarf, hybrids, Robo's, ww or Campbell's. I could hamnap them all!
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Old 07-27-2014, 09:25 AM   #5
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I love the pictures! He is such a beautiful color!
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Old 07-27-2014, 09:53 AM   #6
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He's very cute, and if you think he looks like a WW he's probably a fairly WW looking hybrid - they can happen
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Old 07-27-2014, 01:09 PM   #7
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Thank you He's very adorable, and very well-behaved too! He's taken to sleeping out in the open lately, in his wheel, in a mug, in any random spot he seems to like.... It's quite amusing!
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Old 07-30-2014, 10:43 AM   #8
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Ohh, isn't he lovely! A very handsome hamster, that picture of him sleeping in the mug is absolutely adorable.
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Old 08-30-2014, 11:58 AM   #9
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What a lovely little hamster! He looks exactly like my little hybrid dwarf, Miso! I had a similar situation at Pets at Home, they said Miso was a girl when in actual fact him and his "sister" Pocky are both boys
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Old 08-31-2014, 09:13 AM   #10
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He is really cute, love that first photo, a picture of total contentment he must so happy you took him home
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