i am trying to buy hamsters i am going to get two and is it possible to keep thm in the same cage some people say it is fine but others say that they will fight and wat about the hamsters at the pet store they styay toghter in the same cage
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Hello...you can try 2 females, but not 2 males, our females do ok, males have dominance %26 territorial issues !! At Petco, they are seperated by gender ;) Take Care :)
if they have the same mother they wont fight
I had two male hamsters and kept them in the same cage, they fought sometimes but they weren't that serious. But every once in a while one of my poor hamsters got bit and were bloody. Maybe it's best, though, to keep them in different cages.
Yeah, the hamsters at the pet stores are in the same cage. There's about 5 or more in a cage. I don't see the problem with it, but I have never owned hamsters. I would suggest talking to someone that works at the pet store your thinking of buying them from and getting some advice, that way you know for sure and you dont make a mistake.
There are differnent breeds of hamsters that can stay together. There is a breed of hamster called the Syrian Hamster, (commenly known as the teddy bear hamster) that can not stay with other hamsters. Another breed of hamster is called the Dwarf Hamster and they can stay togher in the same cage as long as they are not a boy and a girl or two boys. They must be 2 girls. Ask the people at the pet shop, they will know more then i do.
No my friend has two in the same cage but if u r gonna put 2 2gether than try 2 giv them a big cage so that they hav a lot of room to roam and somtimes get away from one another. But i hav never seen my friends hamsters fight. they will might play around a little and it looks like there fightin but its ok
I used to have more than 2 female golden hamsters together at my home and they fought a lot. I'm not sure about males; it may depend on the gender and species. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!
you can keep them in the same cage...when you first buy them just keep an eye on them if nothing happns in a week or so...they're fine.
Dwarf hamsters can live together. NEVER put two syrians together. The ones in the pet store are from the same litter, at a young age they are fine, but once they get older they will fight probably to the death if it is long enough. Hamsters at pet stores are usally very young. You should try gerbils, they are really cute to watch. They love eachother and snuggle and groom eachother. it's pretty sweet. Good Luck! :)
Hi, hamsters are generally happier on their own, as stated above Syrian hamsters will maul each other to death! the reason the hamsters in the pets shops are together and not fighting is normally due to young age and the weak ones have already been taken out (or died). I would keep hamsters separate, a good rodent to keep in male pairs are gerbils, they just need more space to dig like tank. hope this helps.
NEVER PUT SYRIANS IN THE SAME CAGE! WHEN THYEY ARE A FEW WEEKS OLD IT IS OKAY BUT NOT AFTER AS THEY WILL FIGHT AND MOST PROBABLY KILL EACHOTHER
the hamsters in the pet store are young and don't care about dominance yet. but when they get older they will fight, that's when they seperate them, by gender. but 2 girls are ok
And the answer's still the same - you can't keep Syrian hamsters together! They're together in the pet shop because they're still very young and are going to be sold before they get old enough to become territorial. Also no way are pet shops going to fork out for an individual cage for each hamster!
Russian, chinese and roborovski hamsters are social and can be housed together.
Chalice
if you bought them from the same store from the same cage, but it is a only boys or girls in one cage, unless you want more little hamster running around.
ok, do NOT get a female and a male unless you want 30 hamsters by the end of the month
do NOT get two males because they are really dominant and agressive so they may fight and eat each other
so i do suggest get two baby females so they get use to each other at a young age
if they are siblings, they should be fine. just ask the pet store where you got them. and if they start fighting DO NOT touch them with your unprotected hand! they will attack you!!
here are the steps for letting hamsters get to know each other:
1. put a mesh wire to split the cage in half, then put them in each section so that they understand the scent, but cant fight. then about every hour switch them around, so they get used to the scent. do this for about 5 hours.
2. after about 2 days, take away the border and see how they do. if they start fighting start the process over, if they keep it up after the 3rd try, im sorry but they wont ever get along
It depends on how old they are, not if they're female or not. "females together are okay?" I kept two together, then they started fighting; one got a scratch on her eye and it was bleeding, one had a bloody cheek. When they're young, they can be kept together, but I advise after they're about 2 or 3 months old, to separate them. It is not fine to keep two hamsters together unless they're young. Hamsters at the store are probably not grown yet, and the young can be raised together. Hamsters are very territiorial, exception of dwarfs.
No! Never put two hamsters in the same cage. They will most likely fight and sometimes they eat each other.
As long as they are dwarf hamsters of the same sex and approximate age.
as long as they have the same moter and are the same gender it is ok!!!
Try not to put 2 boy hamsters together. Two girl hamsters usually get along allot better.
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