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what kind of hamster do i have

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Question
hi i have 2 hamsters for the first time in 2 cages both boys i was told one is small and brown with 2 white strips and one is big white with a bit of brown on the face and bum with long hair  do u know what kind i have thanku

Answer
Dear Jayne,
thank you for your question.
It sound like you have a Syrian hamster (the big one) and a dwarf hamster, priobably a Roborovski hamster. Here's a website that has good pictures of all hamster species:
http://www.petwebsite.com/hamsters/hamster_species.htm

I hope I was of some help to you
Jennifer