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djungarian hamsters?

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djungarian hamsters?

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generally in the area i live in no one separates the two species and almost every hamster that isn’t a syrian is labeled “djungarian” which some people have told me is an umbrella term for both wws and campbells and others have said was for wws only. frankly at this point i am genuinely confused as to what a djungarian hamster is.
it’d be pretty nice if someone could provide some information, thank you))
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Most people use it for WWs, but yeah there is a bit of confusion so some will use it for both.
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Je comprends la confusion, c’est très courant. Le terme “djungarian” est souvent utilisé de façon floue. À l’origine, il désigne le hamster russe d’hiver (winter white), mais dans le commerce, beaucoup de gens l’emploient casinos acceptant paysafecard comme un terme générique pour les hamsters nains russes, donc à la fois les winter white et les Campbell. Le problème, c’est qu’ils sont souvent hybridés, ce qui rend l’identification encore plus difficile. En pratique, si ton hamster vient d’une animalerie, il y a de fortes chances que ce soit un hybride plutôt qu’une espèce “pure”.
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