Mengutip secara utuh dr British Hamster Association. Gak perlu
diterjemahkan ya. sebab intinya, ada penyebutan yg tepat (The Good), dan
ada yang salah besar dan cuma utk kpntingan bisnis (The Bad and the
Ugly)...
The Good
The way to refer to any hamster is to base the name on the Standards.
Even unstandardized colors and patterns can be named using existing
terms.
The Bad and the Ugly
Names for hamster types are often invented for various reasons. One
is that hamsters with exotic names can be sold for more money. Another
is, sadly enough, ignorance. Yet another is someone wanting to assert
that they have something new and different when they have not proved
this to be the case. And many people will assert there is a temperament
difference associated with a specific color or pattern even if there are
no such differences associated with any genes. Here, we list some of
our favorites in hopes that no one who is a part of IHANA will ever use
them.
* Black Bear- A Black Syrian hamster. Just like
any other Syrian hamster except it's Black. Not a single bear gene in
the whole genotype. Invented by pet shops years ago, and they're still
charging up to $25 a hamster for them in some places.
* Panda Bear- As above, a routine Black Syrian
hamster, this time with a white band around its middle. Properly called a
Banded Black Syrian or Black Banded Syrian.
* Polar Bear - An all white Syrian except for
the ears and can have either red or black eyes. Correct name is Dark
Eared White, Flesh Eared White or Black Eyed White depending on the
specific ear and eye color. It's been around for decades but some shops
have moved many more of this color just by changing the name.
* Teddy Bear - No, no, no. This is a Longhaired Syrian. Just as in some dog breeds where there are longhaired and shorthaired versions.
* Calico - Hamsters are not cats. In hamsters,
it is Tortoiseshell and White (TSW). Most commonly, a TSW refers to a
Black Tortoiseshell (patches of Black and Yellow) with a white pattern
gene that adds areas of white. In America, you will hear them also
called Tricolors. While not strictly proper, this term is more accepted
here than in Britain.
* Dalmation - Colored hamster with white spotting. It's a Dominant Spot Syrian (usually black).
* Harlequin - This one is infrequent and it's hard to know exactly what it is. Generally, it's used for a tortoiseshell.
* European Black Bear - An upgrade on "Black
Bear," it's the same thing. There is a real European hamster, but it's a
different species entirely - larger, not a good pet, endangered in the
wild, and illegal to keep in most places.
* Honey Bear - Before you think that the "bear"
trend is getting stale, here is another. Usually, it's a Black Eyed
Cream or Cinnamon Syrian, but fanciful pet shop employees have been
known to stick this label on any "honey-ish" color that comes along.
* Brown Bear- Yet another "bear" name, this one is usually given to a Chocolate Syrian, which are becoming more common in the US pet market.
* Hershey Bear- The same thing as a "Brown Bear", actually a Chocolate Syrian.
* Blue - A Roan Syrian, usually a Sable Roan.
* Blue Sable - Simply a Sable Syrian. All colors
can exhibit a range of tones, and a "bluish" tone in some led one
person to start labelling them as if they were a new color.
* Alien - A Syrian hamster with a double dose of
the Hairless gene, ipso facto, a Hairless Syrian. Too bad this one is
out there at all, with or without a proper name.
* Fancy - This one isn't any particular color or
coat type. The term is used by pet shops to connote anything they wish
to identify as unusual and charge more for.
* Blackberry - Black Campbell's Dwarf
* Blueberry - Blue Campbell's Dwarf
* Russian Dwarf - Confusing because it can refer
to either a Campbell's or a Winter White Dwarf, two totally different
species, or even a hybrid between the two.
* Siberian Dwarf - As above, this might mean Campbell's or Winter White or hybrid.
* Domino - Black Mottled Campbell's Dwarf
* Rob or Robo - While not exactly improper, it
is better to use the full name, Roborovski. It is particularly important
to avoid any confusion with this species because it is not recommended
for the average pet purchase.
* Winter White - Winter White IS a proper name.
The problem is that the vast majority of them sold on this continent are
NOT Winter Whites but are Winter White/Campbell's hybrids. If your
source can not reliably trace back to known imported pure animals, then
the only safe route is to assume they are hybrids.
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Source:HFG-Friends dan berbagai sumber.
