32. Ulysses x Beatrice
Born January 29, 2019
When we first got the Rust gene, we looked forward to one day producing Silver Chocolate Sable pups. And here is one first one! It was a bit of a surprise, though, as we didn't know Beatrice was a Rust carrier.
Born January 29, 2019
When we first got the Rust gene, we looked forward to one day producing Silver Chocolate Sable pups. And here is one first one! It was a bit of a surprise, though, as we didn't know Beatrice was a Rust carrier.
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31. Ulysses x Natalya
Born December 27, 2018
Wow, it's been a long time. After an unsuccessful autumn of breeding, we finally had another litter. Glad to make use of Ulysses again because he's wonderful. The pups are Rust, Chocolate, and Pale-eared Cream.
Born December 27, 2018
Wow, it's been a long time. After an unsuccessful autumn of breeding, we finally had another litter. Glad to make use of Ulysses again because he's wonderful. The pups are Rust, Chocolate, and Pale-eared Cream.
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30. Ulysses x Adelaide
Born May 16, 2018
Ulysses comes from Holmden Hill Haven. We were excited to see his pups because he has some of the best conformation and temperament we've seen. We ended up with a very large litter of fourteen, including some nice variety because we now know that Ulysses carries Cream, Black, and Longhair.
Born May 16, 2018
Ulysses comes from Holmden Hill Haven. We were excited to see his pups because he has some of the best conformation and temperament we've seen. We ended up with a very large litter of fourteen, including some nice variety because we now know that Ulysses carries Cream, Black, and Longhair.
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29. Mocha x Mosie
Born May 15, 2018
We expected our first all-Chocolate litter (dubbed the Chocolate M&Ms), but we were surprised to find that both Mocha and Mosie carry Cinnamon. That's disappointing because we are trying to get rid of that gene, but also exciting because it combines with Chocolate to make Champagne, a color we've never had before. But the real reason this litter is exciting is because it has our first Dominant Spot pups, and they are adorable!
Born May 15, 2018
We expected our first all-Chocolate litter (dubbed the Chocolate M&Ms), but we were surprised to find that both Mocha and Mosie carry Cinnamon. That's disappointing because we are trying to get rid of that gene, but also exciting because it combines with Chocolate to make Champagne, a color we've never had before. But the real reason this litter is exciting is because it has our first Dominant Spot pups, and they are adorable!
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28. Manuel x Mabel
Born May 15, 2018
Although Mabel comes from Holmden Hill Haven, she is a distant relative of our hamsters, being descended from our Enigma. She brings back two genes that we unintentionally lost: Umbrous and Banded. In the small litter of four pups, we were fortunately to get one friendly one that has both of those.
Born May 15, 2018
Although Mabel comes from Holmden Hill Haven, she is a distant relative of our hamsters, being descended from our Enigma. She brings back two genes that we unintentionally lost: Umbrous and Banded. In the small litter of four pups, we were fortunately to get one friendly one that has both of those.
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27. Oswald x Truffle
Born March 4, 2018
Cannoli's record of 14 pups didn't stand for long. Truffle set a new record with 16! This is the largest litter we've ever had, and they are so fun to watch. We lift up their lid, and they're just everywhere! This is our first mating of Rust x Rust, so it's our first litter of all Rust pups. Five of them are Pale-eared Cream. Also now we know that Truffle is a plain Chocolate and not a Heterozygous Silver Chocolate.
Born March 4, 2018
Cannoli's record of 14 pups didn't stand for long. Truffle set a new record with 16! This is the largest litter we've ever had, and they are so fun to watch. We lift up their lid, and they're just everywhere! This is our first mating of Rust x Rust, so it's our first litter of all Rust pups. Five of them are Pale-eared Cream. Also now we know that Truffle is a plain Chocolate and not a Heterozygous Silver Chocolate.
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26. Oswald x Cannoli
Born February 26, 2018
After a year of small litters and struggling to catch up with our waiting list, Cannoli came to our rescue with 14 pups, the largest litter we've ever weaned. A nice mix of colors, too: Golden, Rust, Silver Gray, Cream, Ivory. Surprisingly, only one Rust, where we expected half of them to be Rust.
Born February 26, 2018
After a year of small litters and struggling to catch up with our waiting list, Cannoli came to our rescue with 14 pups, the largest litter we've ever weaned. A nice mix of colors, too: Golden, Rust, Silver Gray, Cream, Ivory. Surprisingly, only one Rust, where we expected half of them to be Rust.
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25. Bebop x Noodle
Born December 16, 2017
Only three pups here. Not so surprising, since it's winter. But this is Bebop's second litter, and he's averaging 2.5 pups per litter. This is not ideal.
Born December 16, 2017
Only three pups here. Not so surprising, since it's winter. But this is Bebop's second litter, and he's averaging 2.5 pups per litter. This is not ideal.
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24. Benjamin x Chai
Born December 14, 2017
Six pups, and five of them are Rust! They include three beautiful Silver Beiges.
Born December 14, 2017
Six pups, and five of them are Rust! They include three beautiful Silver Beiges.
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23. Benjamin x Kernel
Born October 22, 2017
At last, a large litter. 11 pups is this one. Still not enough to catch us up with our waiting list, unfortunately. But on a positive note, the genetic dice are finally favoring our Rust project. We got four pups of Rust combination colors in this litter, meaning that both Benjamin and Kernel are Rust carriers, something we didn't know before.
Born October 22, 2017
At last, a large litter. 11 pups is this one. Still not enough to catch us up with our waiting list, unfortunately. But on a positive note, the genetic dice are finally favoring our Rust project. We got four pups of Rust combination colors in this litter, meaning that both Benjamin and Kernel are Rust carriers, something we didn't know before.
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22. Bebop x Novinha
Born October 20, 2017
This litter only had two pups, but we were delighted to find a Pale-eared Ivory among them, meaning that Bebop carries Rust.
Born October 20, 2017
This litter only had two pups, but we were delighted to find a Pale-eared Ivory among them, meaning that Bebop carries Rust.
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21. Silas x Noodle
Born August 1, 2017
Both parents are Rust carriers. This is another attempt to get a good Rust from Silas. After a spring and summer of small litters, we're finally back into strong production with a litter of nine, and we lucked out with two fine Rusts in the mix.
Born August 1, 2017
Both parents are Rust carriers. This is another attempt to get a good Rust from Silas. After a spring and summer of small litters, we're finally back into strong production with a litter of nine, and we lucked out with two fine Rusts in the mix.
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20. Ferrus x Sola
Born July 13, 2017
In mating Ferrus to yet another Rust carrier, we hoped to get more Rust babies. We were disappointed to see a surprisingly small litter of just two pups, but we beat the odds, as both of them are Rust: a Chocolate and a Pale-eared Cream.
Born July 13, 2017
In mating Ferrus to yet another Rust carrier, we hoped to get more Rust babies. We were disappointed to see a surprisingly small litter of just two pups, but we beat the odds, as both of them are Rust: a Chocolate and a Pale-eared Cream.
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19. Ferrus x Leora
Born June 8, 2017
This is our first mating of a Rust to a known Rust carrier, making our chances of getting Rust babies much better than in recent attempts. Indeed, of five pups we got two Pale-eared Creams and our first Chocolate! Because of that, we now know that Ferrus carries Black. We also got a Cinnamon, meaning that Ferrus also carries Cinnamon, the bane of our attempts to work with Rust. But for the first time we got more Rust and less Cinnamon than the probabilities predicted, so we're quite happy with this litter. Also they're all female.
Born June 8, 2017
This is our first mating of a Rust to a known Rust carrier, making our chances of getting Rust babies much better than in recent attempts. Indeed, of five pups we got two Pale-eared Creams and our first Chocolate! Because of that, we now know that Ferrus carries Black. We also got a Cinnamon, meaning that Ferrus also carries Cinnamon, the bane of our attempts to work with Rust. But for the first time we got more Rust and less Cinnamon than the probabilities predicted, so we're quite happy with this litter. Also they're all female.
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18. Silas x Viviana
Born May 21, 2017
In litter 15, our first attempt to get Rust babies from these two Rust carriers resulted only in Bumble, who has poor type and temperament. So we tried once more. Alas, in Viviana's middle age she gave us only two pups, a record small litter, and neither of them is Rust.
Born May 21, 2017
In litter 15, our first attempt to get Rust babies from these two Rust carriers resulted only in Bumble, who has poor type and temperament. So we tried once more. Alas, in Viviana's middle age she gave us only two pups, a record small litter, and neither of them is Rust.
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17. Levi x Sola
Born March 9, 2017
Golden, Silver Grey, and Cream in this litter. Hopefully some of them will get Levi's excellent temperament. We expected half to be Longhaired, but only 2 of 11 are. Also there are 8 males and 3 females. Thus roll the genetic dice.
Born March 9, 2017
Golden, Silver Grey, and Cream in this litter. Hopefully some of them will get Levi's excellent temperament. We expected half to be Longhaired, but only 2 of 11 are. Also there are 8 males and 3 females. Thus roll the genetic dice.
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16. Ferrus x Courgette
Born March 5, 2017
This one kicks off our sixth generation of litters. How the time flies! We hoped for some Rust babies in this litter, but unfortunately it looks like Courgette is not a Rust carrier. We have only Goldens and Creams. This is our most gender-imbalanced litter to date, with 7 females and only one male.
Born March 5, 2017
This one kicks off our sixth generation of litters. How the time flies! We hoped for some Rust babies in this litter, but unfortunately it looks like Courgette is not a Rust carrier. We have only Goldens and Creams. This is our most gender-imbalanced litter to date, with 7 females and only one male.
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15. Silas x Viviana
Born January 20, 2017
This litter had 32 possible combinations of color genes, so it was pretty up the air what we would get. We hoped for Rust, and we got one definite Rust, specifically a Heterozygous Silver Beige, a new color for us. There are also Golden, Cinnamon, Cream, Red-eyed Cream, and Red-eyed Ivory.
Born January 20, 2017
This litter had 32 possible combinations of color genes, so it was pretty up the air what we would get. We hoped for Rust, and we got one definite Rust, specifically a Heterozygous Silver Beige, a new color for us. There are also Golden, Cinnamon, Cream, Red-eyed Cream, and Red-eyed Ivory.
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14. Shiloh x Selah
Born October 6, 2016
Several firsts in this litter; some expected, some unexpected. 1) First pups with a bloodline from Holmden Hill Haven. 2) First shorthaired pups. 3) First Satin pups. 4) First Silver Blonde (we didn't know Shiloh or Selah carried Cinnamon). 5) First Silver Dove (we didn't know Shiloh carried Black). 6) First case of some weird genetic thing that made 8 of the 9 agouti pups have abnormally thin fur. A two weeks, you could still see the pink of their skin pretty clearly through their fur. The strangest part was that on the white-banded ones, the white fur was normal but the colored fur was thin. We asked other breeders about it, and one had seen something like it before in Silver Greys; those hamsters gradually filled in and looked normal by 5-6 weeks. We anxiously waited to see if our pups would do the same. Thankfully, they have, and at four weeks they look nearly normal.
It's another big litter with 12 pups. There are one Silver Dove, one Silver Blonde, two Silver Blacks, and an assortment of Heterozygous Silver Greys in regular, Umbrous, Satin, solid, and Banded.
These photos are at 2.5 weeks and 4 weeks.
Born October 6, 2016
Several firsts in this litter; some expected, some unexpected. 1) First pups with a bloodline from Holmden Hill Haven. 2) First shorthaired pups. 3) First Satin pups. 4) First Silver Blonde (we didn't know Shiloh or Selah carried Cinnamon). 5) First Silver Dove (we didn't know Shiloh carried Black). 6) First case of some weird genetic thing that made 8 of the 9 agouti pups have abnormally thin fur. A two weeks, you could still see the pink of their skin pretty clearly through their fur. The strangest part was that on the white-banded ones, the white fur was normal but the colored fur was thin. We asked other breeders about it, and one had seen something like it before in Silver Greys; those hamsters gradually filled in and looked normal by 5-6 weeks. We anxiously waited to see if our pups would do the same. Thankfully, they have, and at four weeks they look nearly normal.
It's another big litter with 12 pups. There are one Silver Dove, one Silver Blonde, two Silver Blacks, and an assortment of Heterozygous Silver Greys in regular, Umbrous, Satin, solid, and Banded.
These photos are at 2.5 weeks and 4 weeks.
13. Levi x Aubergine
Born June 8, 2016
Another full pedigree, and another rainbow. This litter of twelve is our largest in over two years. It turns out, Levi carries Cream, giving twelve possible colors in this litter. We got nine of them, including two lovely Black-eyed Whites and our very first plain Golden hamster.
Born June 8, 2016
Another full pedigree, and another rainbow. This litter of twelve is our largest in over two years. It turns out, Levi carries Cream, giving twelve possible colors in this litter. We got nine of them, including two lovely Black-eyed Whites and our very first plain Golden hamster.
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12. Argus x Viviana
Born May 20, 2016
We knew this would be an exciting litter, but we underestimated it. It's our first litter with a pedigree full to four generations. That means all 16 of the great-great-grandparents are known. We knew we had at least 8 potential colors, 16 if Argus carried Rust (50% chance). If so, this litter would give us our first Rust pups. So we knew that Viviana carries Rust, and Argus might carry Rust, and Argus also carries Black. The pups proved that both of them carry Rust, Black, and Cinnamon! We ended up with 9 pups in 9 colors, 6 of which we've never had before!
Born May 20, 2016
We knew this would be an exciting litter, but we underestimated it. It's our first litter with a pedigree full to four generations. That means all 16 of the great-great-grandparents are known. We knew we had at least 8 potential colors, 16 if Argus carried Rust (50% chance). If so, this litter would give us our first Rust pups. So we knew that Viviana carries Rust, and Argus might carry Rust, and Argus also carries Black. The pups proved that both of them carry Rust, Black, and Cinnamon! We ended up with 9 pups in 9 colors, 6 of which we've never had before!
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11. Atherton x Annabelle
Born March 20, 2016
Another go-'round for Atherton and Annabelle. This is their second litter, Annabelle's third, and Atherton's fourth. Atherton is our first hamster to have four litters. After Annabelle's two litters of ten, this time there are only five, probably because Atherton is less fertile in his old age. Of six possible colors, this time we only got two. There are four Silver Greys and one Silver Sable.
Born March 20, 2016
Another go-'round for Atherton and Annabelle. This is their second litter, Annabelle's third, and Atherton's fourth. Atherton is our first hamster to have four litters. After Annabelle's two litters of ten, this time there are only five, probably because Atherton is less fertile in his old age. Of six possible colors, this time we only got two. There are four Silver Greys and one Silver Sable.
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10. Argus x Argenta
Born February 11, 2016
Ever since one of Atherton and Ilmarë's pups went to another breeder and had Black babies, we have surmised that the Black gene has been sneaking along through our generations, intensifying the markings of some of our Silver Greys. With think it originally came from Beefalo. In each each of Beefalo's and Atherton's litters, there has been a distinct divide between the Silver Greys with strong agouti markings and with weak agouti markings. Argenta has strong markings, so we hoped that by mating her with Argus, who carries Black, we could prove that she too carries Black. And we did! We got one Black pup, our very first Black hamster! Actually it's a Heterozygous Silver Back, and might also be Umbrous. It might stay pitch black, or it might turn to more of a charcoal gray as it grows.
There are six pups, a small litter this time. The others are Heterozygous Silver Greys, some regular and some Umbrous. Some have the strong markings indicative of carrying Black. One of the pups is seriously tiny, our first genuine runt. It has been growing much more slowly than the others and they're now twice as big as it. But the little guy is hanging in there. All but one of the pups are male.
No Creams or Sables this time, so it look like Argenta doesn't carry Cream. Like #9, this litter includes bloodlines from Hillcrest Hamstery and Brookside Hamstery.
Born February 11, 2016
Ever since one of Atherton and Ilmarë's pups went to another breeder and had Black babies, we have surmised that the Black gene has been sneaking along through our generations, intensifying the markings of some of our Silver Greys. With think it originally came from Beefalo. In each each of Beefalo's and Atherton's litters, there has been a distinct divide between the Silver Greys with strong agouti markings and with weak agouti markings. Argenta has strong markings, so we hoped that by mating her with Argus, who carries Black, we could prove that she too carries Black. And we did! We got one Black pup, our very first Black hamster! Actually it's a Heterozygous Silver Back, and might also be Umbrous. It might stay pitch black, or it might turn to more of a charcoal gray as it grows.
There are six pups, a small litter this time. The others are Heterozygous Silver Greys, some regular and some Umbrous. Some have the strong markings indicative of carrying Black. One of the pups is seriously tiny, our first genuine runt. It has been growing much more slowly than the others and they're now twice as big as it. But the little guy is hanging in there. All but one of the pups are male.
No Creams or Sables this time, so it look like Argenta doesn't carry Cream. Like #9, this litter includes bloodlines from Hillcrest Hamstery and Brookside Hamstery.
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9. Shiloh x Pepita
Born January 6, 2016
There are 10 pups. Seven Het. Silver Sables, three of which are Banded, and three Ivories, two of which are Banded. They all carry Rust. This is our first litter incorporating bloodlines from Hillcrest Hamstery and Brookside Hamstery, and our fullest pedigree yet, with 14 of the 16 great-great-grandparents known.
Born January 6, 2016
There are 10 pups. Seven Het. Silver Sables, three of which are Banded, and three Ivories, two of which are Banded. They all carry Rust. This is our first litter incorporating bloodlines from Hillcrest Hamstery and Brookside Hamstery, and our fullest pedigree yet, with 14 of the 16 great-great-grandparents known.
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8. Atherton x Annabelle
Born September 8, 2015
This is the closest mating we've done. Atherton and Annabelle are half siblings, both sired by Mono, so the litter's inbreeding coefficient is 12.5%. Not high enough to be worrisome, but it is important to be aware of these things. We chose to breed them to select in favor of the lineage of the healthiest and friendliest hamsters we've had. Statistically, in this litter we expected 25% to be Cream or Sable (ee), 25% to be Homozygous Silver Grey (SgSg), and 25% to be non-Silver Grey (sgsg). The Homozygous Silver Greys made a great showing with 4 out of the ten pups, while there were only one non-Silver Grey (a Golden Umbrous, our first non-Silver Grey pup) and one Silver Sable (eeSgsgUu). Annabelle has been a fantastic mom once again.
Born September 8, 2015
This is the closest mating we've done. Atherton and Annabelle are half siblings, both sired by Mono, so the litter's inbreeding coefficient is 12.5%. Not high enough to be worrisome, but it is important to be aware of these things. We chose to breed them to select in favor of the lineage of the healthiest and friendliest hamsters we've had. Statistically, in this litter we expected 25% to be Cream or Sable (ee), 25% to be Homozygous Silver Grey (SgSg), and 25% to be non-Silver Grey (sgsg). The Homozygous Silver Greys made a great showing with 4 out of the ten pups, while there were only one non-Silver Grey (a Golden Umbrous, our first non-Silver Grey pup) and one Silver Sable (eeSgsgUu). Annabelle has been a fantastic mom once again.
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7. Enigma x Annabelle
Born June 13, 2015
There are ten! They are great! As far as temperament goes, this litter is our best yet. All the females are Tortoiseshells, but it's virtually indistinguishable when combined with Silver Grey, so they look like normal Silver Grey Umbrous hamsters. Because the Yellow/Tortoiseshell gene can cause great confusion when combined with our other color genes, we are getting rid of it by keeping only males from this litter. They got Engima's Y chromosome, so they do not have the Yellow gene, which is on his X chromosome. Shiloh is the one we kept, and he is great!
Born June 13, 2015
There are ten! They are great! As far as temperament goes, this litter is our best yet. All the females are Tortoiseshells, but it's virtually indistinguishable when combined with Silver Grey, so they look like normal Silver Grey Umbrous hamsters. Because the Yellow/Tortoiseshell gene can cause great confusion when combined with our other color genes, we are getting rid of it by keeping only males from this litter. They got Engima's Y chromosome, so they do not have the Yellow gene, which is on his X chromosome. Shiloh is the one we kept, and he is great!
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6. Atherton x Ilmarë
Born February 8, 2015
The 10 pups are energetic and full of antics! They were already tussling with each other at 2.5 weeks old, and they're driving Ilmarë up the wall (literally!). We've had our hands full with this bunch, and they've been a supreme delight, the whole jumble of them. They can go to new homes March 15th.
After the two unexpected Silver Pearls in Atherton and Ilmarë's first litter, we were hoping for a Tortoiseshell or two that would confirm the presence of the Yellow gene without a doubt. We got four Silver Grey females. Statistically, there's an 93.75% chance that at least one of them is a Tort, but we haven't been able to discern any Tort markings. Silver Torts are hard to tell from Silver Greys, especially when they're Longhaired, but we've checked them carefully, and no luck. This is our second consecutive litter of eight girls and two boys.
Born February 8, 2015
The 10 pups are energetic and full of antics! They were already tussling with each other at 2.5 weeks old, and they're driving Ilmarë up the wall (literally!). We've had our hands full with this bunch, and they've been a supreme delight, the whole jumble of them. They can go to new homes March 15th.
After the two unexpected Silver Pearls in Atherton and Ilmarë's first litter, we were hoping for a Tortoiseshell or two that would confirm the presence of the Yellow gene without a doubt. We got four Silver Grey females. Statistically, there's an 93.75% chance that at least one of them is a Tort, but we haven't been able to discern any Tort markings. Silver Torts are hard to tell from Silver Greys, especially when they're Longhaired, but we've checked them carefully, and no luck. This is our second consecutive litter of eight girls and two boys.
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5. Mono x Frida
Born December 10, 2014
We brought in another excellent female from Pearl Hamletry to add to our line. Frida's ten pups have seven different color combinations, our first successful rainbow litter! We weren't expecting that, though. While we were excited to get some Black-eyed White pups, we only expected four possible colors. Mono, our very first hamster, surprised us by having the Umbrous gene after all, making eight possible combinations. There are eight females and only two males.
Born December 10, 2014
We brought in another excellent female from Pearl Hamletry to add to our line. Frida's ten pups have seven different color combinations, our first successful rainbow litter! We weren't expecting that, though. While we were excited to get some Black-eyed White pups, we only expected four possible colors. Mono, our very first hamster, surprised us by having the Umbrous gene after all, making eight possible combinations. There are eight females and only two males.
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4. Atherton x Ilmarë
Born October 8, 2014
This was the first litter of our second generation. We were quite excited to breed Atherton and Ilmarë because Ilmarë brings some great genes into our gene pool, and because our first two hamsters, Mono and Beefalo, would become grandparents! But it was most exciting because the pups will have eight possible color combinations, including Black-eyed White and Black-eyed Ivory which we had never had before, and they could be either solid or banded, making a total of 16 color and pattern combinations!
At least that's what we expected. We ended up with a small litter and not so much variety. Three of the six pups were Heterozygous Silver Sables and all were banded. But there were two male pups that we could not figure out for the life of us what color they were. We named them Quandary and Enigma. After conversations with Janice from Holmden Hill Haven, the foremost Syrian Hamster expert this side of the Atlantic, we concluded that they are a Homozygous and a Heterozygous Silver Pearl Umbrous carrying Cream, and that Ilmarë is masking the Yellow/Tortoiseshell gene, which doesn't show up in Cream-based hamsters like her.
Born October 8, 2014
This was the first litter of our second generation. We were quite excited to breed Atherton and Ilmarë because Ilmarë brings some great genes into our gene pool, and because our first two hamsters, Mono and Beefalo, would become grandparents! But it was most exciting because the pups will have eight possible color combinations, including Black-eyed White and Black-eyed Ivory which we had never had before, and they could be either solid or banded, making a total of 16 color and pattern combinations!
At least that's what we expected. We ended up with a small litter and not so much variety. Three of the six pups were Heterozygous Silver Sables and all were banded. But there were two male pups that we could not figure out for the life of us what color they were. We named them Quandary and Enigma. After conversations with Janice from Holmden Hill Haven, the foremost Syrian Hamster expert this side of the Atlantic, we concluded that they are a Homozygous and a Heterozygous Silver Pearl Umbrous carrying Cream, and that Ilmarë is masking the Yellow/Tortoiseshell gene, which doesn't show up in Cream-based hamsters like her.
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3. Mono x Beefalo
Born May 27, 2014
This is Beefalo and Mono's second litter and their last. So far the pups are proving to be just as docile and friendly as their parents. Though a litter of 13 pups has Mama Beefalo a bit out of breath trying to keep up with them all! This is by far Beefalo's best show of mothering her litter; she's taken everything calmly and build a magnificent nest for them!
Born May 27, 2014
This is Beefalo and Mono's second litter and their last. So far the pups are proving to be just as docile and friendly as their parents. Though a litter of 13 pups has Mama Beefalo a bit out of breath trying to keep up with them all! This is by far Beefalo's best show of mothering her litter; she's taken everything calmly and build a magnificent nest for them!
2. Mono x Beefalo
Born February 22, 2014
Both hamsters have incredibly docile temperaments and decent types. While technically Beefalo's second litter, this is the first planned litter and the litter that begins our hamstery. Beefalo has proven to be an excellent mother, and even more so with these pups! The whole process was a delight, and all of the pups grew up to love human attention.
Born February 22, 2014
Both hamsters have incredibly docile temperaments and decent types. While technically Beefalo's second litter, this is the first planned litter and the litter that begins our hamstery. Beefalo has proven to be an excellent mother, and even more so with these pups! The whole process was a delight, and all of the pups grew up to love human attention.