my first 1 year old hamster

Mrs. Betty and Mr. Socks

Hi everyone. I'm going to share about my Campbell's dwarf hamster. Campbell's dwarf hamsters are often mistakenly called as teddy bear hamsters. Teddy bear hamsters are far more different than the Campbell's dwarf hamster because they are bigger in size and can be further classified into two. The long-haired teddy bear hamster or often called as the Syrian hamster, and the short-haired or known as the Golden hamster. I never had the chance to own these teddy bear hamsters for I'm not really amazed by them because of their solitary nature. So I'm just going to focus on Campbell's Dwarf Hamsters. 

Mr.Socks and Mrs. Betty's First Litter

I currently own eighteen Campbell's Dwarf hamsters. I bought three of them from a friend who owns and breeds different kinds of rodents. Then six of them were bought from a pet shop while the rest of it were from my prolific pair of breeders. I got all of them from different sources, so that I'm rest assured that my soon to be breeders are unrelated and to further avoid inbreeding.  I always separate all male from female to avoid unexpected pups. Before I breed them, I usually wait when they are already 3 to 4 months old or until they are sexually mature especially for female hamsters.

Mr. Socks

Dwarf hamsters have a life span of 1 to 3 years in captivity. Luckily , one of my male breeder just turned 1 year old this month and his name is Mr. Socks. I know his name doesn't sound nice,  but I chose that name because his color is black and his four feet are all covered with white, which really looks like his wearing white socks. hahaha. But as he goes older, his color black back turned lighter . Maybe it's one of the visible signs you'd notice when a hamster gets older. Even if he is old now, he's still one of my favorites because of its cuddly physical appearance. And aside from being a prolific breeder  , he's very good in taking good care of his pups especially when Mrs. Betty,his long-time partner is taking a rest. I should say that Mr. Socks is one in a million. I would like you to meet my favorite hamster, Mr.Socks, celebrating his 1 year in existence with love and happiness. :D

Mr. Socks eating his favorite treat, puppy food