Sable Syrian Hamsters
Sable Syrian Hamster
Long Haired Syrian Sable Female
Long Haired Sable Syrian Female Long Haired Sable Syrian Female
Long Haired Sable Banded Youngster
Long Haired Sable Banded Youngster
Browning Sable Browning Sable
This is a browning sable (thus not show standard but very common around here).  His fur often has a mind of its own.  He was a rescue in a pet store destined for the freezer.  He came to me very gentle but very scared of people.  We named him "Frosty."
Sable is created when the Cream gene is combined with the Umbrous gene.  Cream is recessive.  Umbrous is dominant.  It is impossible to distinguish whether a hamster has one or two Umbrous genes just from appearance.  Sables can be either eeUu or eeUU.

The show standard states that a sable should be a very dark charcoal color approaching black.  Browning is penalized.
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