Colors of Russian Dwarf Hamsters
Normal
Standard brown coat, black dorsal stripe, and black eyes.
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Mottled Normal
Standard brown coat with white patches, darker dorsal stripe or partial stripe, and black or ruby eyes.
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Normal Platinum
Standard brown coat with white hairs mixed in and darker dorsal stripe. Sometimes many white hairs and sometimes just a few. The hamster shown is actually a mottled. The solid color has no white on the back and has black eyes.
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Dilute Platinum
Also called "black-eyed white." White coat, no dorsal stripe, possibly some gray hairs on head, and black or ruby eyes.
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Argente
Cinnamon colored coat, darker dorsal stripe, and red eyes.
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Mottled Argente
Same as above with white patches, darker dorsal stripe or partial stripe, and red eyes.
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Black Eyed Argente
Cinnamon-tan colored coat, darker dorsal stripe, and black eyes.
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Black
Black coat, slightly darker dorsal stripe, white feet and chin, and black eyes.
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Mottled Black
Same as above with white patches, slightly darker dorsal stripe or partial stripe, and black eyes.
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Opal
Blue-gray color, slightly darker dorsal stripe, and black eyes.
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Mottled Opal
Same as above with white patches, darker dorsal stripe or partial stripe, and black eyes.
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Opal Platinum
Same as opal, with white hairs mixed in and darker dorsal stripe, and black eyes. Sometimes many white hairs and sometimes just a few.
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Dove
This is a combination of black and argente. It has a gray coat, slightly darker dorsal stripe, and red eyes. This one is not mottled, the white on her shoulders comes from the black gene which sometimes produces these markings.
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Mottled Dove
Same as above with white patches, slightly darker dorsal stripe or partial stripe, and red eyes. I do not currently have a picture of a mottled dove, but I hope to have soon!
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Blue Fawn
This is a combination of opal and argente. It is a blue-tan color, slightly darker dorsal stripe, and red eyes.
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Blue
This is a combination of opal and black. It is a gray-blue color, slightly darker dorsal stripe, and black eyes.
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Mottled Blue
Same as above with white patches, slightly darker dorsal stripe or partial stripe, and black eyes.
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Lilac Fawn
This is a combination of opal and black eyed argente. It is a blue-tan color, slightly darker dorsal stripe, and black eyes.
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Beige
This is a combination of argente and black eyed argente. It is a light orange-beige, slightly darker dorsal stripe, and red eyes.
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Chocolate
This is a combination of black and black eyed argente. It is a light to medium brown, slightly darker dorsal stripe, and black eyes.
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