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by murple on July 1st, 2006

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Can hamsters and mice live together in the same cage?

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  • by OverRate_504 on November 7th, 2006

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    No, hamsters are really territorial animals, you should never put them with each other or other mice, etc...
    Also a good side note for parents: don't give in and get a second hamster because your child thinks their pet hamster is "lonely" living by himself, its actually the complete opposite.

    If you have two of different sex, they'll get along for a few days, then the male will become deathly afraid of the female because she's pregnant and he knows she'll kill him if he goes near her babies. Then if you get two of the same sex they'll attack one another on and off, and eventually look like they've been off to war.

    There are two reasons you don't notice this in pet stores.
    1. is because hamsters are mostly awake at night, so during store hours its the middle of the night to them.
    2. may be because the hamsters are still too young, they don't start to really get territorial until they're about 2 months old.

    I used to work for a pet store and most old hamsters, not old, but ones that didn't sell as babies and started to fight with each other, go into the care of the store and eventually get given away to breeders.

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    • Coming from another pet store worker, GOOD ANSWER, If only more people understood this.

      Mini_kilt

      by Mini_kilt on November 9th, 2006

    • thanks for that information - I dont have any but it's cetainly good to know and I'll spread the word if the subject ever comes up

      Glory

      by Glory on May 30th, 2007

    • except dwarfs. they can be kept together.

      suicidaldream

      by suicidaldream on June 6th, 2007

    • Dwarf hamsters are somewhat an exception to this rule as they will live together as families as long as they are raised together. Putting dwarf hamsters together that don't know each other often results in fighting.Males are generally easier to keep together than females but they may still fight over food and territory.

      Mini_kilt

      by Mini_kilt on June 6th, 2007

    • my comment is confusing. ONLY dwarfs can be kept together. do not mix other species and for syrians they can't be together after age 2 mths.

      suicidaldream

      by suicidaldream on January 6th, 2008

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