Sapphire Winter White Dwarf Hamster Colors

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Sapphire winter white dwarf hamster colors.

Because they are so small a fish tank is normally a safer housing option than a cord cage. The pearl hammie is a gorgeous creamy white. Either color can appear with a pearl pattern that creates a. The pearl hammie is a gorgeous creamy white.

Sapphire is a recessive color mutation in the winter white dwarf hamster. Dwarf winter white russians are very small and portable gauging only 3 1 2 to 4 as complete produced adults. The head length of the winter white hamster is 70 90 mm the length of the tail is 5 15 mm and the hind legs are 11 15 mm. The body weight changes dramatically throughout the year.

Phodopus sungorus this type of hamster is most commonly known as the winter white russian dwarf hamster. Although currently less common than the campbells dwarf they are rapidly increasing in popularity because of the unique ability to change colors from dark grey to white as a winter camouflage in the wild they have earned the title of winter white. You do find many other natural winter white hamster colors including pearl and sapphire. This is a pair of normal and a pair of sapphire winter white youngsters.

The color gene is recessive and the two pattern genes are dominant same as in the campbells. Winter white hamster colors. Often referred to as the siberian hamster the winter white was introduced in the early 1970 s. Purebred winter white dwarf hamsters are available in only two colors the wild agouti dark brown and a sapphire gray.

So sapphire is recessive while both pearl and imperial are dominant. Have a sapphire ancestor. The typical life span of a dwarf winter white russian hamster is about 2 years. The genetics in the winter whites is quite easy.

Sapphire winter white dwarf hamsters. Overview of winter white genetics. Phodopus roborovskii this type of hamster is. In reality dwarf hamsters are of the genus phodopus in the hamster family of cricetidae.

There are only three genes. The coat of the winter white hamster is less woolly than that of campbell s dwarf hamster and apart from the normal colouring they can be coloured sapphire sapphire pearl or normal pearl. Closely related to the campbells dwarf hamster they can interbreed and create hybrid offspring not recommended. The sapphire hamster has a lovely blue gray cast to its fur and their ears are grayish and edged in black.