New Litter + Ideas and Plans
If you've followed along to this blog from the beginning, you know that my previous posts before I stupidly lost them all highlighted my founder line and pedigree.
it goes something like this:
Bijoux & Nibbles — Yet to be named Founder Line
The new litter for this family line comes from Marseille x Milkbun Casper
I am hoping (and confident) that this new litter, which is now gen 2 of my main line, will exceed my expectations in tameness and temperament.
Currently, this new litter (born Nov 3rd, 2026) includes 2 pied and 3 BEW. For a total of 5 pups.
The Main Line
I realize that I never mentioned a main line name in any of my previous posts, or if I did, that I never mentioned that I was still sort of stuck on the name and so I cast the name aside as I established the line itself.
Right now, these are my list of ideas for the main line name.
But first, let me explain exactly what this means. I think the above pedigree html allows a clearer picture for what I am about to explain:
I have provided themes for (most) of my litters produced in CasaBlanca. However, I never gave my actual main pedigree a name. Here are some ideas I'm still mulling over.
- Opaline
- Rosaline
- Primrose
- Mistral
- Wild Rose
- Chantilly
- Moonstone
IF you'd like to give me some ideas or comment what you think is best, please do so, I'm open to all suggestions. Right now, Mistral and Primrose are my top two personal favorites of the list.
Anyway, here are some general goals for this line:
- Tameness
I want this line to be exceptionally tame. I want to be able to look at and pick up a hamster without much fuss or chasing. SO far, this goal has been met with Marseille. The next step to this goal is once picked up, that I am not test bitten (hard, a nibble is fine) and that hopefully, the hamster appreciates affection and provides affection back (ever had an affectionate pet rodent?) Wether that is doable... I think it is, and I'm certain I'm almost there...
- Type & Standard I want my roborovskis to look ideally, like little marshmellows, not little mouse shaped marshmellows. This comes second to my goal of tameness, but I still try to choose the best of both worlds for every litter that I produce next.
CasaBlanca was established in early 2025, and I consider that the correct timeframe because, although litters did not appear for me until late 2025, I was already planning months before, I tried my best to choose the best hamsters to found my line, and even then, I only bred 2 of the 4 that I owned at the time.
Bijoux, and Nibbles, my least skittish / most bold of the 4. I think I did a good job in choosing these founders, because Marseille, from my French Cities litter, is only gen 1 and already much better than both founders.
To conclude, next plans involve picking the best of the best for my mainline.