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The hamster has no fully accepted common name, but winter white dwarf hamster and Russian dwarf hamster are among the most often used. Confusion arises because of their physical similarity to Campbell's dwarf hamster; consequently, the name Djungarian hamster and Russian dwarf can refer to both winter white and Campbell's dwarf hamsters.
Other hamster species commonly kept as pets are the three species of dwarf hamster, Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli), the winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus) and the Roborovski hamster (Phodopus roborovskii). Hamsters feed primarily on seeds, fruits, vegetation, and occasionally burrowing insects.
"Djungarian" (or "Dzhungarian" or "Zungarian") and "Siberian" have been applied to both P. sungorus and P. campbelli in the scientific literature, [8] [16] and all three species have been called "desert" hamsters as well. [3] P. sungorus is known as: Djungarian [or Dzhungarian [5]] hamster Russian white or Russian winter white hamster
Funny hamster facts 1. A hamster's whiskers help them navigate. Credit: Getty Images. Just like how humans use a sat nav to help them navigate, a hamster uses its whiskers to do the same.
Chinese hamsters, dwarf hamsters, winter white hamsters, Roborovski hamsters, and Cambell's dwarf hamsters are all species that can safely be kept together. If you are going to have these hamsters ...
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White-from-white-faced or dark-eared white — a combination of the dominant white-faced gene and the husky gene that produces a white hamster that retains a greyish undercoat and ears. White-from-pied or pure white — is allegedly a combination of the two pied genes producing a white hamster. Note that two recessive pied genes do not make white.
Big hamsters should have a minimum of 800 square inches of floor space, and dwarf hamsters should have at least 640. You can also DIY with a 75-gallon (or larger) aquarium fitted with a mesh lid.