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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 17, 2005 6:38:50 GMT -4
Here they are. Three years old, and in need of a new home as their owner moved. Lily is calmer than Chip, the neutered black and white male, but he will come around.  More on them later. These are the photos from the flyer I saw in the pet store about them; I will take my own in due course.   |
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 25, 2005 23:40:17 GMT -4
Sorry I didn't get to this earlier. Chip & Lilly are very cute GP's.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 27, 2005 5:52:24 GMT -4
She is now very calm with me, not even moving when I reach into the cage. But Chip remains nervous - I guess that is what happens when you get "neutered". BTW, she has pink eyes which may not be visible in the photo.
P.S. It is FRIGID outside right now, with the wind blowing! Yikes.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 28, 2005 19:13:52 GMT -4
Thats good that she's calm. Yeah, I could see she was an albino. I don't know...with dogs when they're neutered they're supposed to be calmer.
Aww...keep yourself warm & your rodent too!
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 29, 2005 1:06:11 GMT -4
She can't be an albino as her ears are dark. (?)
In fact, she sort of has the same coloring as Blanche the hamster - all white, pink eyes, dark ears. I am also told there is no such thing as an albino hamster (genetically not possible).
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Post by Kain on Jan 29, 2005 12:10:58 GMT -4
They look great Tom. I currently have 2 pigs which are great.
How do you find yours mate? Are they very vocal?
Kane
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 30, 2005 21:31:18 GMT -4
They were a little vocal, but apparently as they calm down they become less vocal; I haven't heard a whistle in some tiime. Chip remains diffident and usually runs away into a corner, but doesn't object when I pick him up and hold him. Lily is more confident and waits for her food. It is kind of odd (in a nice way) to hold some big rodents who don't squirm.  I am waiting a bit more until the calm more before I trim their long nails, but it will be this week. |
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Post by Hamsters82 on Jan 31, 2005 11:22:27 GMT -4
I am also told there is no such thing as an albino hamster (genetically not possible).
Well...ah...^^....my dwarf hamster (this was in '99) had three albino hamsters. Al, Snowflake & Gulliath. All albino: white eyes, ears, and fur. So unless you mean syrians, I've seen 3 albinos before.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2005 0:58:24 GMT -4
Blanche's (a DEW) photos are on this site. She is a Syrian.
I do not recall if there are in fact albino dwarfs.
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Post by Hamsters82 on Feb 2, 2005 12:59:42 GMT -4
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Feb 2, 2005 23:37:36 GMT -4
Ah! Maybe this should be on the dwarfs forum but there you are - albino dwarfs. I got eight dwarfs yesterday, all one family from one tank. Three young males in one tank; the rest in another. Nice to have them interacting as a group. No albinos; I will haveto figure out a way to tell them apart though! |
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More on them later.
