if they're syrians you MUST separate them. syrians are baciscally solitary. but, if they're dwarfs there maybe other factors like food,cage size or else.
hope this helped.

Yes you must separate if they are Syrians .

Dwarf hamsters also you must separate. Yes that goes for Russian Campbells and Winter Whites.

Only Robos can stay together if from young and are siblings (this also works for Winter White) as they might fight when you try to put another with an age gap. They are territorial animals.

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Added on January 18, 2009, 3:50 pmA sign for? Marital dispute?

Hamsters are not human. So they don't have feelings like us humans. They only have animal instincts.

They don't need companions with them. So they don't care if they are gf, bf, husband, wife, father, mother, uncle, aunty, etc... they will still fight.

So please do the right thing and separate them into different tanks/cages.

This post has been edited by blurjoey: Jan 18 2009, 03:51 PM

My BoyBoy pics ^^


Picture Of him lying at the sand bath bowl



Pictures Of him resting at the back of the wheel .. His favorite resting place.

Sorry for the bad Picture Quality -__-"

[quote=blurjoey,Jan 18 2009, 03:47 PM]
Yes you must separate if they are Syrians .

Dwarf hamsters also you must separate. Yes that goes for Russian Campbells and Winter Whites.

Only Robos can stay together if from young and are siblings (this also works for Winter White) as they might fight when you try to put another with an age gap. They are territorial animals.

mine are WW..

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Added on January 18, 2009, 3:50 pm


A sign for? Marital dispute?

Hamsters are not human. So they don't have feelings like us humans. They only have animal instincts.

They don't need companions with them. So they don't care if they are gf, bf, husband, wife, father, mother, uncle, aunty, etc... they will still fight.

So please do the right thing and separate them into different tanks/cages.

i mean,is it a sign that the female is pregnant??

her tummy seems a little bit bigger though..

This post has been edited by ekroyorke: Jan 18 2009, 07:32 PM

Seems like she is if she gotten defensive. Better take the male out to another tank or else they will fight till one bleed or die. The male wants to mate with her again because instincts tell him that.

hey guys, so nice we have a Hamster Thread^^ can i knw usually how long can a Syrian Hamster live?

I just bought a syrian hamu...

Around two years.

they can live about three to four years. but, four are sometimes very rare.

hihi.. i jz bought winter whites, but when i reach back home, they seem to be like bit shock... are they going to die of shock? i heard before that hamster can die of shock also....

some more they not sleep at the bedding o..

Just leave them alone for a few days to get used to their new home and environment first. They can get stress and get wet-tail disease.

wah! my hamsters are dipping their dry food into the smoothie! stress...if like this, the dry food will sure get bad faster than usual...

last nite i took out Toph and Toby...and placed both of them on the tank cover...wanted to take picture of them close to each other.

Toby was happily walking around when Toph started smelling and licking Toby's butt!! He even tried to mount Toby!
So stress...i quickly separated them...

Im confused....Toby is supposed to be a boy (according to the pet shop), but i've always question that fact, as Toby does not have any balls...(..yet..as the worker in the petshop said)...

after the incidence, is Toby still Toby? or Tobyna? *confused liao*

This post has been edited by odd_mochi: Jan 19 2009, 06:57 AM

You can check by touching Toby's back with soft stroke and stimulate 'him' and see if 'he' have any smell after some time. Females can get stimulated by soft stroke to their back, if they are on heat, then their tail will rise and they stand very still and stiff. You can try it everyday and 5 days in a roll as females will get their heat every 4-5 days. If females get stimulated, some kind of stinky smell will also occur. What pet shop said can't be believe in 100% as sometimes they can be wrong in sexing the hamsters cos they are scared to be bitten by the wild hamsters in their shop. Sexing will be much easier after 2 months old. Even a male met another male, they will also do the same thing like licking the other backside and try to mount. If the other reject and it can end up fighting.

hey is bathing sand essential for the dwarf?

imo yes...dwarf needs bathing sand... why? becoz they tend to sweat more and fur will become more oily... so if no bathing sand...they will look greasy and wet...

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Added on January 19, 2009, 11:54 pmany ideas how to take nice hammy photos? apart from using dslr

once out, my boys will not bother about food...give food they will just ignore... more occupied with surroundings...*sweat*

This post has been edited by odd_mochi: Jan 19 2009, 11:54 PM

Taking a good picture need patience , patience and patience.
For sure you need a Point-and-Shoot camera whereby can do as close as possible macro function and you'll good to go.

Trial and error too - and thats patience aswell , aye ?

This post has been edited by Andy0625: Jan 20 2009, 04:21 AM

Jojo loves both smoothies - mango apple and carrot papaya.. lick his bowl til squeaky clean hehe.. what a great product!

Why this thread is starting 2 become less active "

odd_mochi i want see your boys' pictures ^^ !!

@KaSuMiWaiSan: eih? i posted some pictures a few pages back right?

want to see some more aa hehe wait until i have time la... now busy with exams he he he

u post your hammy's pic oso la...

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Added on January 21, 2009, 8:57 pmhmm...how would i know if my hammies are suffering from abnormal itchiness?

as in...got something bite them then they shake too much bcoz too itchy? are my questions confusing?

This post has been edited by odd_mochi: Jan 21 2009, 08:57 PM

gosh....my dad wanna get rid my hamster...

well if i can find a gf who love pet also that is so so good ..haizz..

why does your dad wan u to get rid of your hamster? it's not really smelly and they can be hand tamed!

lol my bf must love animals. my pats before my guy.