About Us
Welcome to Poppy Bee Hamstery!
My name is Jess, I am an ethical Syrian hamster breeder in Clifton, Virginia. I am a proud member of the California Hamster Association and Ontario Hamster Club breeding networks in North America. We happily offer an alternative source to rodent mills and big box pet stores both locally and beyond.
The Hamstery
We keep our hamsters in the same enclosures that we recommend to our adopters. We use 40-gallon breeder tanks, 50-gallon Sterilite converted stacker bins, and Prevue 528 cages. All of our hamsters have a 10 to 12-inch diameter running wheel, aspen wood shavings or paper bedding, and assorted enrichment items. We use the CHA and OHC's code of ethics as a guideline in both our care and breeding practices.
Our Breeding Goals
We are most concerned with health, temperament, and conformation of our hamsters. We select breeding hamsters from our litters based on these priorities.
We are currently focusing on the cinnamon gene and cinnamon combination colors, like Dove and Russian Blue. We have a secondary focus working with rust and rust combination colors like Chocolate. We work with Banded and Dominant Spot fur patterns, both Short and Longhaired, along with Satin fur coats. Within our litters we often have a range of colors due to working closely with colleagues in our ethical hamster breeding community! Golden (which is the wild type Syrian hamster color), Black, Chocolate, Rust, Cream, Yellow, Cinnamon, Dove, and Silver Grey show up in our litters.
We breed for correct body conformation as dictated by the National Hamster Council.
