Explaining Breeding 8/8/14
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This is just a short video sharing my knowledge of hamster breeding. With hopefully this round of breeding, I will find out if Zack carries the White Belly gene. I am pretty sure Sariah does not, do to the fact that her parents don't have it. (I found nothing wrong with their litter) When Alexandra was born with her siblings, more then half of the litter was pure black. She is called a single color (black bear), which means they have no pattern, they are one color other then white paws, and white bib. So Alexandra ended up getting another dose of the black gene. So Sariah carried one black gene, which means that Zack's base color (hidden of course) is black. Now Ginger and Geenia for a fact have the black gene because most of their siblings I saw were black and white (like Eloy) but they also have the yellow gene plus unknown genes. Since Ginger is multicolor (dark and red brown, two darker blond blobs on her butt, and white) , some of her other siblings were blond (yellow) and the rest were black and white. So we will see which gene is dominant. If I am correct and Zack's hidden color is black, then I should get a nice amount of blacks. However, if he is a blond brown (like I saw some of Sariah's litter were) a lot of the litter will be more blond/brown possibly some tortoiseshells (like Ginger) or whatever gene her mother had. It is so exciting to see what I get. :) Just remember when you start of from scratch on breeding, keep a close eye on the pups you get. You need to make sure you make a journal and keep track of how many pups you get, and colors. You also need to track if any die or if any have health problems. If you notice random death, missing limbs at birth, or other health problems; do not breed the pups from that litter. Pups that are bred from bad genes are likely to pass them to their pups. Always tell people/pet stores (specially if they are small town) about your hamsters, it helps them and the hamsters' future owners. This stops unwanted genes from being passed on. :)