| Hamster Self Colors 2 |
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| Black a is the symbol for the recessive non-agouti mutation which creates a solid black (aa) hamster when not combined with any other mutations. A show quality black should be jet black to the roots. Nearly all black hamsters have brown or gray undertones which become more prominant with age. They also have white feet and often have spall patches of white on the belly. A Black Bear Hamster is just a name that breeders gave to a short hair solid black hamster. Also, a Panda Bear Hamster is just a banded black and a dalmation is just a spotted black. Black may be combined with any coat type or pattern, but combining with long hair will magnify the brown or gray discoloration especially in the undercoat. Umbrous and black causes what is called a charcoal hamster. This is just an off-black hamster, which would be like a normal black with more than usual amount of grey or brown. The same type of result comes by combining black with any of the gray genes. |
| Name: Windsor Birthday: 11/28/02 Type: Long Hair Pattern: Solid Coloring: Black Notes: This photo shows the normal grey tones even in a young long hair black. As they age, the grey becomes more pronounced and is someitmes accompanied by browing. |
| Name: Manhatten Birthday: 11/28/02 Type: Short Hair Pattern: Solid Coloring: Black Notes: This is a nice picture of a jet-black short hair. |
| Dove The combination of the non-agouti black (aa) and the cinnamon (pp) creates a gray hamster. This color is called dove and the color pretty much matches the gray of the undercoat of a cinnamon or a golden. The eyes are red but can range from a bright cinnamon-red to a dark ruby. Baby cinnamons may look greyish until they are about two weeks old. These should not be mistaken for doves. As self hamsters, doves do not have cheekflashes and have a tummy that matches the top color. Dove may be combined with any coat type or pattern with predictable results. Umbrous does not effect dove much. An umbrous dove may have some noticable lightening of the color almost to a biscuit hue. Also umbrous may sometimes cause an unevenness in a dove's coat color. |
| Name: Peace/unnamed Birthday: 6/24/03 Type: Long Hair Pattern: Banded Coloring: Dove/Red Eyed Cream Notes: This picture is meant to compare the softness of the color of a dove and a red eyed cream. Also notice that the eye color is similar (although they both look very dark in this picture). These two are sisters. |
| Name: Peace Birthday: 6/24/03 Type: Long Hair Pattern: Banded Coloring: Dove Notes: The red eyes are not obvious in this picture, but it does give a good impression of the general color of a dove. |
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| Yellow-Black The combination of the black (aa) and yellow (To) mutations creates an in-between of yellow and black. It has mostly yellow hairs ticked heavily at the tips with black. This give the hamster a weird two tone look and some people even mistake the long haired versions for tortoiseshells. Yellow-black may be combined with any coat patterns or types with fairly reliable results. Spotting and anopthamic white have been known to create pure white hasmters when mixed with yellow-black, though. A yellow-black is a very useful parent in creating calico/tortoiseshell daughters. Pictures coming soon! I should have plenty to choose from by christmastime 2003 |
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| Self colors are non-agouti and are either black based, cream based, or white. Self means that each shaft of hair has a single color, although several self colors do have a definite lighter undercoat. |
| Name: Pand Jr. Birthday: 3/6/03 Type: Long Hair Pattern: Spotted Banded Coloring: Black Notes: This picture shows that black is not diluted by the spotting mutation. |
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| Honey-Black The combination black (aa), yellow (To_) and cinnamon (pp) causes an even orange-brown hamster. This color is called Honey-black. It is oftne quite hard to tell from a mink, although I have decided that as youngsters minks look more grey and honey-blacks look more orange (from the age of 2-5 weeks). Honey-black may be combined with any coat type or pattern. I'm not sure how it reacts with patterning genes, specifically spotting and anopthalmic white. I'll add more on this later. |
| Name: Unnamed Birthday: 6/22/03 Type: Short Hair Pattern: Solid Coloring: Honey-Black Notes: This is the only honey black I have known. I do not know how his color compares to others. (I also am not sure he is even a honey black, but I suspect he is. He may be bred to tell for sure.) |
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| Right Name: Windsor Birthday: 11/28/02 Type: Long Hair Pattern: Solid Coloring: Black Notes: This photo shows Windsor at about 9 months of age with a little more than normal gray and brown discoloring. |
| Black Based Self Colors |
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