Campbell's Dwarf Hamsters - The People's Choice of Hamsters

Campbell's Dwarf Hamster The most popular of the dwarf hamsters, the Campbell’s Dwarf hamster is named after W.C. Campbell, who discovered the hamster in Mongolia in 1902. Campbell’s Dwarf hamsters are characterized by their short tails and furry feet, and tend to be very tame and friendly if handled properly.

The adult male tends to be larger than the female. Unlike the Syrian hamsters, both parents can raise their litter together, and in most cases can be kept together in pairs, either male to female or same sex pairing .

Campbell’s Dwarf hamsters and Winter White hamsters can be bred to one another, but this is not recommended as it threatens the purity of both lines and puts the resulting pups (not to mention the mother) at risk for serious health issues, up to and including sterility and death.

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By: animallover10158 on 19-10-2009 16:40

My favorite hamster breed ever!!! Also when I can I will get two from PetSmart, and a 20 gallon tank for them.

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By: charliethehamster on 30-08-2009 18:42

i have a Russia hamster i only got him about a 4 days ago but he is so shy i pick him up to get to know but i fell nasty because i have take its worm bed i don't know what to do

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By: midnight on 09-03-2009 22:37

That hamster picture looks like my Midnight! :roll

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By: gm451 on 09-03-2009 13:57

cambolles rushan hamsters are so cute :grin

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By: snowconelove on 15-10-2008 08:46

I just a adopted a dwarf hamster and I have 1 other dwarf hamster... My old dwarf hamster is 6 months old and my new one is 1 month.... could i put them together! I REALLY NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By: Jibbew on 01-05-2008 06:36

Hello..do yoU have something to ask from me?just say it..

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By: Michelle on 04-02-2008 12:38

I adopted a family (mom, dad & 3 little ones) of dwarf hamsters 4 days ago. I have no idea how old the babies are. They are covered in fur, eyes open, running around, eating and drinking water. I have noticed that they still cuddle up to Mom & Dad every moment they have. I saw the male and female mating over the weekend. Should I remove the babies from the parents now or should I wait too see if the female is pregnant en the remove the babies? Unfortunately I have no way of knowing how old the babies are as I took them from a breeder that was leaving them to starve!

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By: Matt on 27-01-2008 12:13

Hey i have just in the past week bought 2 female dwarf hamsters from a local pet shop. when i went they were in the same cage and all the dwarf hamsters in the cage were supposed too be female and i have noticed that they are bickering allot and whenever i handle one hamster the other hamster sniffs it very thoroughly before it leave it alone. in my room i also have a full grown male Syrian hamster. I was wondering why the 2 dwarf hamsters are so hostile as i don't see any form of territory being marked by either hamster

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By: Adam on 30-12-2007 08:31

Is your female hamster pregnant? This could definitely be a reason why she's getting more aggressive. Hamsters can get pregnant at a very young age so if she isn't already pregnant and you don't want lots of new baby hamsters running around your cage you should separate them straight away.

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By: Dom on 30-12-2007 08:20

i have two baby campbells dwarf hamsters one is a boy and the other a girl i have had them for about a month but just recently they have started fighting and the female has been biteing the slightly smaller male. is this ok? what can i do to stop it or is there a reason for her attacking him, please reply.

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