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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 27, 2006 23:05:03 GMT -4
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Post by megs on Apr 28, 2006 9:24:33 GMT -4
They're gorgeous! Thanks for posting them! But you're right... they're identical Quints  They all look very calm and friendly  |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 28, 2006 18:25:31 GMT -4
Left hand corner. She is slightly bigger - the mom, I think. They are VERY calm and friendly!
I will post one of their brothers soon.
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Post by megs on Apr 28, 2006 18:44:25 GMT -4
I just looked back at their baby pictures too. Cuties |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 28, 2006 19:01:46 GMT -4
Remember there were two litters. I had to pull one litter (two weeks old) when the second was born to save the babies, and I think I lost a few before I notced they were there (the first litter may have eaten some of tha babies). I then had to reintro (combine) the litters after appropriate sexing. It worked out.
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Post by crittercrazy on Apr 28, 2006 19:24:10 GMT -4
Aww.. Lovely!!!
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Post by pinky on Apr 28, 2006 20:22:34 GMT -4
If I couldn't have a little Chinese friend I'd go with a dwarf like these. . .
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 28, 2006 21:10:09 GMT -4
Here are their three brothers. . .  The two in the Penn-Plax habitat look similar, but one is clearly bigger and darker than the other (her daughter?). |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Apr 28, 2006 21:12:02 GMT -4
Take a close look, especially at the girls. Are there subtle differences in the stripe on their back that could facillitate identification??
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Post by pinky on Apr 28, 2006 22:26:42 GMT -4
I've noticed on my Chinese that there are usually a couple tiny areas of darker fur on their heads or backs. Looking at your girls it seems to me that the ham at upper left in the third photo has one or two of these spots on her back. Or maybe not--maybe it just looks that way?
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Post by Hamsters82 on Apr 29, 2006 22:30:09 GMT -4
Aww...so cute!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on May 1, 2006 19:43:58 GMT -4
Well, zebras, giraffes, and other such all have distinctly different markings, even though it appears they are the same. Perhaps I should look more closely at the dwarfs. . .
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Post by megs on May 4, 2006 5:12:34 GMT -4
It looks like one of the boys might have a spot on his forehead? And the one in the middle might have a broader stripe? Again, so hard to tell from a picture, but it might be possible to find subtle differences. Good luck! |
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