Back Again!!!!

Vicki S · 10-10-2015, 01:13 PM

Heya Everyone

A lot maybe has changed since I was last on here I had to re home my babies Rodney, Pie Ella and Moomin 😭 but all 3 went to a lovely lady and her daughter whom I'm sure took great care of them. Miss them all still.

I recently acquired a hamster from Jollyes which my son fell in love with he's called Luke Jr. My son named him after himself lol I was told he is a Russian Dwarf but people apparently get the Campbell's and winter whites mixed up so I was wondering if anyone can help me identify which one he is?

Pics to follow

Thanks
Vicki

Nancy's Hamsters · 10-10-2015, 01:23 PM

From a pet store he'll be a Hybrid mix of both .

Vicki S · 10-10-2015, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Nancy's Hamsters

From a pet store he'll be a Hybrid mix of both .

When their hybrids are they escape artists like the winter whites and need a tank cage?

Vicki

Vicki S · 10-10-2015, 01:40 PM

fluffymunchkins · 10-10-2015, 03:48 PM

Welcome back

He is a lovely little boy!

Most likely a hybrid as said, though he looks closest to a sapphire winter white.
They can get quite big and chubby and suitable for bar cages when they are fully grown. But as a baby a plastic tank tends to be the safest option x

cypher · 10-10-2015, 11:21 PM

Welcome back & congrats on your lovely new fluff

None of my hybrids have been remotely interested in escaping & have all lived happily & uneventfully in narrow barred cages!

Vicki S · 10-11-2015, 12:13 AM

Thank u �� he wouldn't get as big as the Syrians tho would he? And a chubby hamster �� Or is that a bad thing that I would need to watch out for? He is a bar chewer �� But loves to come greet u like a little puppy

cypher · 10-11-2015, 12:22 AM

lol! no, nowhere near as big as a syrian, you do need to watch the chubbiness though as hybrids can be prone to diabetes, so no sweet foods, sugars & stick to veg rather than fruits.
Hybrids vary a lot in size & weight, mine have all been between about 54-60g when fully grown.
I've never had a bar chewing dwarf, maybe he needs a whimzee to get his teeth into! He does sound very sweet.

Vicki S · 10-11-2015, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by cypher

lol! no, nowhere near as big as a syrian, you do need to watch the chubbiness though as hybrids can be prone to diabetes, so no sweet foods, sugars & stick to veg rather than fruits.
Hybrids vary a lot in size & weight, mine have all been between about 54-60g when fully grown.
I've never had a bar chewing dwarf, maybe he needs a whimzee to get his teeth into! He does sound very sweet.

Is there any wee treats you would recommend? as he eats literally everything he has back to nature substrate and even that gets eaten as he doesn't seem to be much of a pouch stuffer

He also loves to be outta his cage but not always to be cuddled he loves to explore probably should have been named colombus lol

cypher · 10-11-2015, 01:18 AM

I tend to stick to natural foods as treats for mine, fresh veg & extra seeds, things like millet, hemp, flax, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, just not too many! They get the occasional monkey nut too which keeps them busy for a while, mealworms make a good treat too & simple healthy things like the oat bites from zooplus.

He sounds healthy enough with all that exploring, quite a little character