Winter White Hamster - Two Coats For The Price of One

Winter White Hamster Winter Whites have the ability to change the color of their coat to a snowy white about once a year. In their natural habitat this change usually starts in mid to late September in response to the shortening daylight hours. However, by regulating the amount of light they are exposed to in a domestic environment you can regulate if and when the Winter White hamster can begin to change their coat, and the length of time each color remains.

 

Winter White hamsters are currently available in three accepted colors: Normal, Sapphire, and Pearl. There are other colors that exist but have not yet been formally recognized by breeding associations. These colors include Mandarin, Mushroom, and Moscow.

 

When not in their winter white coat it can be difficult to tell the Winter White hamster from the Campbell’s Dwarf hamster. The easiest way to tell them apart is to look at their body color: the Campbell’s Dwarf hamster tends to be generally a lighter color than the Winter White hamster. Also, take a look at the long stripe running along their backs. Winter White hamsters will have a black or dark brown stripe, while the Campbell’s Dwarf hamster stripe will be a lighter brown color.

 

   
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By: ito_indio on 27-10-2009 17:41

i am selling my hammies. is there anyone willing to buy one???

 

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By: animallover10158 on 19-10-2009 18:38

My second favorite hamster breed ever!!!!!!!!! **Plus I used to have 2, Faith and Cotton.**

 

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By: Jerry on 30-08-2009 18:59

i have a winter white hamster :grin

 

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By: poempianolover on 09-05-2009 19:52

:p cool i think winter white is the one for me :D

 

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By: sakura1996 on 05-05-2009 11:18

eakish wat evr your name is my name is sakura and i think you should get another hammt becuase it will get lonley and die :p

 

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By: marycolette on 25-04-2009 14:58

Thanks a bunch for the tips on choosing and caring for hammy. Where can I get a winter pearl whit in the San Fran bay area?? 
MC

 

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By: marycolette on 25-04-2009 03:22

I live in the San Francisco bay area and I would like to get my daughter a winter white hamster ASAP. Any suggestions??? :)

 

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By: pinkpanther on 18-04-2009 08:47

I just got my hamster EXTRA fine sand, its like dust. Do you think it is safe ? Or will he breathe it in and die. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME. This may cost him his LIFE ACCUALLY. :sigh

 

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By: pinkpanther on 18-04-2009 03:48

My Hamster is getting fater....and fatter......and even more fat HOW DO I THIN HIM DOWN. OH plllleeeeaaasssseeee help

 

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By: eakish on 12-11-2008 15:30

I have a winter white hamster about 10 weeks old. Do you think I should get her another same type hamster? Please reply. My hamster will thank you for it.

 

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By: Zgirl on 22-09-2008 12:52

wat tricks can you teach hamsters? plus: how do you?

 

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By: Zgirl on 21-09-2008 13:36

do ww hamsters always turn wite in the winter? could i tell wat type it is then? :?

 

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By: Zgirl on 21-09-2008 13:35

do ww hamsters always turn wite in the winter? could i tell wat type it is then? :?

 

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By: Zgirl on 17-09-2008 14:09

i just recently got a hamster for a early birthday present, not knowing which type it is:?. the guy at the pet store said it was a roborovskii,(but they only get to 2 inches full grown while mine is 5 weeks old and is 3 inches long) while my mom says it is a russian dwarf but not looking anything like a ruusian dwarf. my haster looks exactly like the one in the pic up top ecept with a long tail...HELP!!:upset  
 
ps. ill soon be able to get a pic or two soon(hopefully)

 

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By: Shelly on 23-03-2008 01:10

We bought two female winter white hamsters last week. The guy at Petco said it was fine to put two in the same cage. (they were in the same cage at Petco already - maybe litter mates?) Now the girls are beginning to get agitated with each other and one is clearly dominate over the other. I really don't want to get a second cage (cost, more to clean/keep track of, etc) We bought a Crittertrail plastic cage, would it be a good idea to just add on to their cage and expand it and make it bigger and possibly cut down on the territorial arguments? Thanks, Hazel & Oreo's Mom

 

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By: Veronica on 10-03-2008 14:04

Is it normal for a winter white to shed completely until bald? 
Mine is shedding bald from both under arms and chin to chest. 
normal or not?

 

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By: brandi on 24-02-2008 18:18

it is a dwarf hamster so about 3in. big. same as a Cambell dwarf.

 

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By: Felicia on 05-02-2008 09:29

what is the size of winter white hamster?Thanks...

 

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