Improper Pet Shop/ Book Names                                                                                 

and What They Really Mean.....

Most pet shops like to charge more for a new, odd species of hamster. But actually, What the hamster is is just a common color, pattern, or coat mutation. With this list you can learn what the proper names are.

 Pet Shop/ Book Names   What It Really Means
 Teddy Bear Hamster  Long haired Syrian Hamster
 Black Bear Hamster  Black Syrian Hamster
 Polar Bear Hamster  White Syrian Hamster
 Honey Bear/ Yellow Bear  Yellow or Honey Syrian Hamster
 Dalmatian Hamster  Black Dominant Spot Syrian Hamster
 Panda Bear Hamster  Black Banded Syrian Hamster
 Fancy Hamster  Short haired Syrian Hamster
 Djungarian Hamster  Campbells Russian Dwarf Hamster
 Siberian Hamster  Winter White Russian Dwarf Hamster
 Blackberry/ Blueberry Hamster  Blue or Black Campbells Russian Dwarf Hamster
 Checkered Hamster  Dominant Spot Syrian Hamster (any color)
 Rust-Red Hamster  Cinnamon Syrian Hamster
 Spotted Dwarf Hamster  Mottled Campbells Russian Dwarf Hamster
 
                    Thanks to my friend Jeanie who gave me some of these that were in a book that she owns.

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