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male or female

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Question
How can you tell if a hampster is male or female?

Answer
Hi Kymie,

    A male hamster will have 2 holes ( .  . ) far apart and there will be 2 bumps (one on each side) near the bottom hole. A female will have 2 holes close together ( .. ). Sometimes it may look like there is only one.

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