♥ Welcome Carob + Adoption Story!

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• published: 02 Dec 2015
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Surprise! :) Carob is a female Syrian hamster who recently joined my family. She was adopted from a shelter and is roughly 8 months old. Currently I have 2 hamsters - Carob and Dumpling. More info below! ♥ WHAT COLOR IS CAROB? Carob is a black tortoiseshell umbrous. Tortoiseshell is a sex linked gene, which means that only female hamsters can be tortoiseshell. An important thing to recognize for Carob is that the patches of brown colour are not located directly in the areas a black hamster may brown (which is a fairly normal process of aging in a lot of black Syrians). Browning, or rusting, usually happens around the scent glands and moves from the tail end to the head. Carob's patches are quite distinct and are on her shoulders and ears (most notably). Both umbrous and cream can change the look of how a tortoiseshell looks. The umbrous is actually masking the look of the yellow patches on Carob, which is why they look a dark browny black. Since she is 8mo old, the umbrous has begun to fade and brown, while the rest of her (at the front end) is remaining a nice black colour. When the shafts of hair are pushed away, the base of these patches should be a bit lighter than the rest of her fur. While it is perfectly normal for a black Syrian to brown, Carob is in fact not truly black but in fact a black tortoiseshell umbrous! - Julianna from Strong Brew Hamstery with help from Aly from Zika Hamstery and Janice from Holmden Hills Haven ================== ♥ Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/HoppingHammyOFFICIAL ================== ♥ Official Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HoppingHammy ================== ♥ Official Instagram: http://instagram.com/hoppinghammyofficial ================== ♥ The Hamster Hideout Forum: http://www.hamsterhideout.com/forum ================== ♥ Royalty Free Music by http://epidemicsound.com ================== ♥ Sound Effects by http://audiomicro.com/sound-effects ================== For urgent hamster care or health questions, please consult your veterinarian. It is important that you do not rely solely on following online advice. I am not a professional veterinarian and can not diagnose your hamster's ailment or provide medical care for them. Thank you for understanding! :) ==================