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Pocket pet breeds

Pocket pet breeds. Pocket pets. Not defined by breeds rather they are grouped by colors and/or color patterns. Hamster.

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Pocket pet breeds

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  1. Pocket pet breeds

  2. Pocket pets • Not defined by breeds rather they are grouped by colors and/or color patterns

  3. Hamster • Golden hamster: Adults reach 5’6” long and weigh about 4 ounces. Has a rich mahogany or orange color on the back with a white or creamy colored underside and legs. A black patch is usually present along the side of the cheeks. Can be Long-haired or “teddy bear” hamsters with long, silky fur http://www.jezuk.co.uk/cgi-bin/view/jez

  4. Hamster • Dwarf/small desert hamster: light gray with a dark stripe down the back, smaller than the Golden, 4-4 ½” long. These are active friendly pets, but because of their smaller size, they are more difficult for children to handle http://members.aol.com/drdoolitel/Robvski.htm

  5. Gerbil • Adult gerbils reach 6-8” long nose to tail and weigh 3-4 ounces • Mongolian Gerbil: reddish brown to dark brown http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~bbever/a7/gerbil.jpg

  6. Rat • Black: tail is longer than the head and body, and the ears are about half as long as the head. Color is usually black or dark gray with a brown or gray-white underside http://www.tau.ac.il/~pet/assets/images/black_rat.gif

  7. Rat • Brown: larger than the black rat and the tail is always shorter than the head and body. Thicker and more robust with short and more rounded ears and fur is dark to gray brown on the back with lighter colors on the underside http://www.ashtree.co.uk/images/brown2.gif

  8. http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dreamworld/7160/mouse.html Mice • Self color- one color • Tans- any color with a tan belly • Piebald or pied marked mice- mice with spots, patches or broken patterns

  9. Mice • Satins- any color or markings with a satin coat • Any other variety http://www.miceandrats.com/sat_arg.htm

  10. Guinea pigs • Adult guinea pigs reach 8-14” in length and may weigh from 1 to 4 pounds • Guinea pigs have very sensitive hearing and can detect frequencies beyond the human ear • Self-defense for guinea pigs is to stand on hind legs and chatter with their teeth

  11. Guinea Pigs • Abyssinian- rough, wiry hair coat. The hair is made up of swirls or cowlicks called rosettes • American- hair is short, very glossy, and fine in texture http://www.comfycavies.com/Info/Breeds/breeds.htm

  12. Guinea Pigs • Peruvian- longhaired variety that may reach 20” in length. Since guinea pigs do not have a tail it is difficult to distinguish the front from the back of the Peruvian. It looks like an animated mop • Satin- coat is fine, dense, and soft, and has sheen http://www.u.arizona.edu/~cjw/cortex.html

  13. Chinchilla • Adults range in length from 9-15 inches with a tail of 3-10 inches and weigh 1-2 pounds http://www.chinchillas-chinchillas.com/chinchillas-pictures.htm

  14. Chinchilla • Standard: blue-gray that is most popular • White: mutation with black eyes • Beige: pearl colored to pastel colored http://www.chinchillaparkplace.ca/colourchart.php

  15. Chinchilla • Black: has black undercoat, very narrow gray-white band, jet black veil (tips of fur) and high density http://www.chinchillaparkplace.ca/colourchart.php

  16. Ferrets • Common Sable- ranges from light to dark, depending on the shade of both the under fur and guard hairs; the under fur ranges from white to beige http://www.hugawoozel.com/sable.html

  17. Ferrets • White: red-eyed is referred to as a true albino and there are a few black-eyed white • Silver Mitt- under fur of white or off-white and guard hairs of black and white, which gives a silvery appearance http://web.tampabay.rr.com/hampage/Ellie/ferrets.htm

  18. Ferrets • Sterling silver- similar to Silver mitt but with more white guard hairs White-Footed Sable- marked like regular Sable but have four white feet and a white bib http://www.hugawoozel.com/colorings.html

  19. Ferrets • Butterscotch- under fur is same as Sable but the guard hairs, mask, and hood colors are butterscotch instead of black • Cinnamon- under fur is white or off-white and guard hairs that are rich red-brown or cinnamon color

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