ZimaWind Winter Whites - Small Ohio Hamstery

12/14/2024

In late December/early January, we will have several *male* Sealpoint Siamese and Satin Sealpoint Siamese fancy mice for rehoming. Please note that, unlike female mice, male mice must be housed individually (or with ASF rats with which they cannot interbreed). Proof of suitable enclosure required. These are nice quality show lines of imported and US lineage and their points will continue to darken with age. Several does are expected to be up for rehoming in February.

12/07/2024

A bin full of baby Sealpoint and Bluepoint Siamese does starting to show their points. This is a blend of (NL) Netherlands and American exhibition lines that I'm working on. Several may be available for rehoming in January after I make my selections.

11/04/2024

Another video of our first pedigree Syrian hamster pups. What a difference a day makes! You can almost see these babies grow! The colors of the tortoiseshells are also becoming more vibrant.

11/04/2024

Winter Whites are our specialty, but very occasionally we may have a litter of pedigreed Syrian hamsters. This is our first and we're delighted to have eight dove tortoiseshell females with various combinations of banding and dominant spotting along with two yellow dominant spotted males.

09/10/2024

Everyone has mice. Ours are just particularly nice 🥰! Introducing my Siamese Sealpoint Fancy Mice. I was fortunate to start with animals from good breeders and hope to keep a small colony that maintains and improves on their quality.

08/30/2024

TLC for momma. Our mother hamsters are socialized too and live the rest of their lives as personal ESA pets after retirement. Typically, I limit them to 1-2 litters, not to exceed 3 in a lifetime. Marina has a lovely first litter that can be bred into my main line to keep inbreeding coefficients low while I select for breed type.

08/30/2024

Momma hamster and her babies getting some socialization and cuddle time. It's time to separate the boys and girls in this litter, but they'll be able to live with their same-sex siblings for about 6 weeks longer.

08/30/2024

The key to Winter White bliss is a good thumb 👍and a slow hand 👋 🥰❣️ Although I provide treats for enrichment, I do a lot of my pup socialization without them focusing on their natural friendliness and response to touch.

07/28/2024

Meet Laska ❤, one of our pearl girls.

07/26/2024

A post about co-housing that I wrote for a group:

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07/14/2024

Fiodor gets so happy and excited when he's picked up that his ears stand straight up. 😍

07/06/2024

ZimaWind Zoia, now grown up into a beautiful Mandarin-colored Winter White adult.

07/01/2024

A few of our young Winter White pups of American lineage. They represent 1st and 2nd generations bred from founders hand-selected for breed type.

06/28/2024

Socializing of Mandarin pups carrying the gene for black. Although widely available in the USA pet trade, I consider both colors to be experimental and routinely monitor Mandarins for urine glucose and keytones with test strips. Pups in this litter are hand seekers and have fantastic temperaments.

06/28/2024

Have you hugged your Winter White today? Not all hamsters enjoy handling, but when socialized, some Winter Whites really seem to enjoy gentle stroking and interaction with their owners. This is Olena, one of my foundation females who passed her lovely temperament on to her pups.

06/05/2024

Wild hamsters imagined. Winter Whites are so fun to photograph!