QUOTE(akubest @ Apr 12 2008, 05:09 AM)
helo guys..im a
newbie..i juz own two WW hamsters..one
male n female..
i have a question,when i bought them, they were so friendly with each other..
but now they started to fight,less than two days after i bought them.. they r not fighting all the tyms, but i have separated them bcoz i dont want them to get hurt.. any ideas why do they fight?..
ww hamsters are territorial, especially the females. Hamster cages aren't that expensive - buy two and let them live apart. It is possible that one is pregnant(its not your fault, some hamsters are pregnant when you buy them from a pet store) - that is when they are most like this. Please keep them both in different cages - if one of the hamsters is accidentally pregnant, she will eat her babies if she senses any threat, as well as attack the other hamster.
Hammy's are not social creatures, like some other rodents.
Male and females (if they are from different breeds that cannot mate with each other) are the only pair that can be kept without any fighting, if raised together. Your situation now is inverse. You must also consider the fact that, r you giving enough food, a huge tank/cage to stay ( to avoid territorial problem), and also other factors?
This post has been edited by -Nos-: Apr 12 2008, 08:57 AM