Is it true that all hamsters are descended from one that was caught 60 years ago. And what did it mate with?

Answer 1

Yes, it's true, and this website tells you how they were reproduced.

http://www.hamsterland.com/default.asp?cat=his&con=0

spazrats

Answer 2

I have in my personal library one of the very first books about hamsters. In this book it tells of the scientists who were researching something else. They started watching this cute little critter. They dug up the tunnel where this critter lived in and brought it back to America. It is said if I remember that they brought this one over then brought another over of the opposite sex. I really should dig this book out that someone gave me when I was a child. The book was published in 1959 I believe, who knows if it is the first publishing? It is all in black and white. A brown cloth book. I started breeding these critters way before the teddy bear hamster and long before these miniature ones came around.
I got to the point when I was 11 or so that I could pick out a pregnant one at the pet store lol!
Do you have a hamster? They make great pets!

Answer 3

The one hamster was artificialy inseminated with the sperm from a golden coypu and the first offspring were very large weighing up to 50lb. By selective breeding the size was reduced to what we have now, in fact todays golden hamsters are about four times larger than the 'first one'.

Answer 4

Its true all 'golden' hamsters are descended from one female, it was pregnant when it was caught. They are now extinct in that area as far as I remember.
Other breeds of hamster come from different areas. They're different subspecies I guess.

Answer 5

Not all hamsters. Just one species of hamster. The one that was found was pregnant.

Answer 6

That is highly unlikely cos there are soo many different breeds, maybe one breed but not them all!



It mated with errm.......... another hammy

Answer 7

ANOTHER HAMSTER