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| Syrian Hamsters Misleading names used as marketing tools ~ Black Bear / European BB > Panda Bear > Teddy bear > Angora > Silkie > Rainbow bear > Calico > Harlequin or Tortie > Alien hamster > Gray bear > Silver bear > Red panda bear > Chocolate panda > Polar bear > Frosty Bear > Honey Bear > Dalmation > Sunny Bear > Blue > Blue Sable > Honey spots > Lt golden / honey gold bear > bandit hamter > Fancy Hamter > Inky spot > Nominal spot > |
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Acceptable Names Used by reputable breeders Black Syrian Black banded syrian Long Hair syrian (ditto) or maybe LH rex Long hair or LH Satin Tri color (always female*) tortoiseshell & white(banded) or black tri color* tortoiseshell* Hairless syrian hamster (this is sometimes double rex gene Light or dark gray syrian Silver syrian Sable syrian Chocolate sable syrian Any of the various whites One of the "Pearls" or a roan Could be Honey, Black eye honey, BE cream, blonde or beige. Dom Spot, often black I have seen this as a black with extended white on throat, belly and feet, a tri black with lots of yellow on chest, and Black eye cream Roan Sable roan Dom spot in golden, yellow, rust or cream Rust Banded hamster, any color This is a broad term the pet shops often use to denote any other then a normal golden hamster. Maybe a recessive dapple, but there next to nothing on this gene available... more then likely its a Dom Spot in any color, also banded, should be called Banded Dom spot A hot topic in the hamster world right now, but the gene or modifer is not fully ID'd or understood yet (10-07) |
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