hi i have otten a hamster about 3 days ago and i just got another one and there both females but tere not from the same littler will it be ok there synine hamsters and they are curled up asleep together right know and another question myhamster bit me ony one time and my brothers hamster bit him 3 times is it because he had food on his hands or something else thanks
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Wash your hands before you handle your hamster, that is why it bites, and be very careful with it - NEVER squeeze your hamster.
Never keep syrian hamsters in the same cage - they'll die because they will fight. Buy a seperate cage.
Syrian hamsters are solitary animals which do not tollerate the company of another hamster whether it is the same sex or not. As they mature (which doesn't take long) they will fight, sometimes to the death. You must acquire another cage a separate them immediately.
As far as biting is concerned, it takes hamsters a while to get used to being handled. They are very short sighted and rely largely on their sense of smell to find their way around and locate food. If they smell something good they take an investigatory nip, also if they feel threatened or afraid they will bite. It's a good idea to wash your hands before and after handling a hamster, but be prepared to receive a few nips at first. Try to keep sudden movements to a minimum and make sure you are gentle.
Let me just tell you its not ok.
syrian hamsters will fight to the death once they reach adulthood ( between 8-12 weeks) they are living in harmony at the moment because they are obviously very young. Give it a few weeks and your going to wake up to find one of them dead and the other feasting on it. Enough said hunny. you have been warned. before buying a pet it is vital to do as much research as possible on them. Seperating hamsters is a basic fact. Please get all the facts before taking on the responsibility of owning a pet. purchase another cage and seperate them ASAP.
syrians are solitary animals it may seem ok now, but they will need separate cages.
Syrian hamsters are solitary. They will rip eachother apart and you'll have no hamsters. Keep them in seperate cages.
Go out and get another cage. Syrian hamsters are NOT social animals and even if you never actually see the fights because they happen at night, there will be power struggles and one hamster or another will end up injured or killed.
The hamsters might be biting because they are stressed and feeling territorial. Get another cage and they'll be more comfortable and settle down and be more happy to see you.
No they will fight to the death. Just put them in seperate cages and they will be fine. You can have them both out at the same time but don't let them fight.
Please, please, please..for your sake and the sake of those little hammies get another cage and keep it on hand just in case. Females are just as bad as males at fighting to the death. It is advised that you DO NOT keep syrian hamsters in the same cage because they are VERY territorial and WILL FIGHT.
My hamsters only bite me when they are (1) scared, (2) I have a food smell on my hands.
I've been very lucky with my 4 hammies...when I bought them, none of them would bite me. I've been bitten pretty hard by all 4 since, because I didn't wash my hands after I ate something they considered tasty, or I scared them.
But, please, please, I beg you; remove the second female from the cage and get her her own cage, because one morning you're gonna get up and you'll be horrified at the sight you'll find.
you should get an other cage they are young but as they get older they will end up fighting or killing each other dawrf hamsters and hamsters in general are better off alone in a cage. They get tearatorial. As for the biteing goes always wash hands before handling any animal if you smell like food duh they are going to think your food. Dwarfs have small hamster syndrome in my eyes they are just more jumpy cause heck everything is bigger to them so a hand could scare the living daylights out of them. So give them time and tlc and maybe they will start to warm up to you
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