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Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009 by timothyyew
Nice huh?
Photo of the day for all you faithfuls out there...
Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 by timothyyew
Had a nice time helping a couple pair a female winter white with one of my males last night.
7 months old pairing, I had several males along the same age and size standing by to let her choose. Mature pairings are always a challenge as each hamster would have developed fully in terms of sexual characteristics and personality. So typically I would be reluctant to sell a mature hamster without an actual pairing on the spot (the couple brought their girl for me to match). It is a service, but it is one that is necessary so no one brings home a hamster that at the end is incompatible.
I think it went well, and she found the man of her dreams...
The couple I met were nice too! So there's the added bonus. And the smiles on their faces showed they really loved their pets.
Sometimes that is more than enough, don't you think?
Folks,I find a lot of joy when my hamsters find good owners / homes.
This photograph is from Christin, a very nice lady who bought two girls from me about two weeks ago. She sent me this photo of her pets Super and Wonder.
Check out the clean environment, the toys she gives to keep them happy and occupied, and the abundance of food.
The bedding in particular is of very high quality. Wood shavings imported directly from Germany by Christin herself. I tried it and it is good. If any of you out there wants high quality bedding, I can link you up with her.
Yesterday, one of my baby puddings opened its eyes for the first time (3 weeks old) and it's got RED EYES! Fur's pudding orange, but eyes red. Imagine that!
Its fully pudding, from pudding parent lines. So not some sadistic campbell/winter white hybrid that some sick breeders try to do to infuse colour into the lines. Mine are from generations of genetic selection, no inbreeding, and pure cultivation to bring out dormant traits that I like.
I will put up pictures once they are old enough...
For those of you who know robos, there is something unusual about the above picture.
1. Robos do not normally sit in your open palm. Almost all of the time, you need to grip on to them firmly in case they run off...
2. White-faced Robos are normally not SO WHITE!! This specimen represents how white my robos have been bred to - the brown tinge on their back has almost disappeared, and apart from their neck undercoat hairs which are still black, they are completely white back and underbelly.
Call me for orders now. Hurry before they are all gone!
Pet shop inquiries are most welcome. For connoisseurs and collectors who know their value, only serious premium offers will be entertained.
I have taken these few pics with a mind to show the ears being pink. So front and back pics are shown. For those of you who have kept pearls, you know that this level of pink, with black eyes, is rare. Moreover, pure white! no black back stripe - so I managed to breed out a dominant feature of the Winter White Hamster.
You folks know how pearl winter whites have white body, with black stripe down the back, and black trimmed ears? This is the normal coloration.
I have now pink ear-ed pearls, no back stripe and completely white from birth! Yet black eyes (not albino in case any of you were wondering).
Extra special! I recall people asked for it a while back... I have successfully bred them. But their rarity also means a special premium on price for the fortunate owner...
Currently also have - normal robos, white-face robos, pearls, normal ww, puddings. So for all you collectors, come get them before I push them out to the pet shops and they are no more.
Pictures of my latest pudding round sold to a local pet shop.
I just love the orangey colouration!
my puddings have been rather productive, and I have enhanced their bloodlines further by acquiring two more pairs from another breeder friend to enhance the quality.
Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 by timothyyew
New hamsters for new owners who will love them!
Puddings, Pearls, NWW, Sapphires....
Let them light up your life this Christmas!
Just a pic of some of the pups...
even the normal winter white has very distinct patterning. And my experience actually is the normals and sapphires are super intelligent and responsive! Or maybe it's just me...
Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 by timothyyew
Been away for a while now. Apologies. But I wanted to make sure I had good stuff to blog.
This one hits the spot - a pure white robo (face, body, undercoat... the whole shinnanigans!)
For all you skeptics out there - yes, they exist.
Check this out. They are not just white-faced, they are white all over (and no, they are not ww pearls passing off as robos... haha). Reason for the colour, the emergence of a recessive gene that comes from generations of colour selection breeding.
Very cool. Very rare.
Some pictures to show you ham-lovers out there what I mean.
Here's a picture of my normal blue fawn campbell. Nice colour, and most importantly very tame / good disposition. Puts to rest the concern that campbells bite.
Above hamster is around 3 months old.
But what I did not mention is I was secretly working with another blue fawn stock line and the above is the result!
VERY EXCITING!
Their fur is starting to whiten, and they have very distinct white faces!
Very tame, very friendly!
And the fur color is that of pale sand, and the coat is thick and luxuriant!
Maybe a world's first????? I am keeping my fingers crossed!!!
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 by timothyyew
I honestly think I need to voice my two-cents worth.
Recently I have been asked about yellow-blue puddings, pearl puddings, mottled winter whites, and all sorts of interesting questions about new variants of winter whites.
I think that in the strictest sense of the word, there are only 4 colors associated with winter whites.
1) normal
2) sapphire
3) pearl
4) pudding
For those in love with color variants, might I suggest going for campbells, or syrians. Those are the lines with more color and fur-type variety.
FOOTNOTE: there have been breeders who do a pearl pudding variant, which is a result of, well, one pearl and one pudding parent. For those who are interested in those, might I suggest other breeders to buy them from. I don't do it. Thanks.