The male I already have is about a year-2 yrs old
2006-07-03 06:35:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Put a yamulke on one and the other will "suicide race" on the wheel until they are both dead...
damn circle of violence...
2006-07-03 06:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by R J 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I am not sure about hamsters but normally you do not want to put a baby hamster in with an adult of the same gender. If you want to see how they will interact put the baby in a clear container(make sure the container is large enough for the hamster to move around) and put the container next to the cage you have the adult. If the adult sees the baby and seems to charge the side of the cage I would wait until the baby is larger before putting them together. I had the same situation with a ferret and the younger ferret became very mean because the older ferret was fighting with the younger one. I hope this helps.
2006-07-03 13:46:52 · answer #2 · answered by Randy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends if they are related or not and how the adult is in temperment. My science class had drawf hamsters and my teacher bred the male and female and 4 boys and 3 girls were born about a month later. they stayed with the mom untill they were close to 2 and a-half months old then he put the males in with the dad, but it was the same thing as you going through now, because the dad had never met the babbies before and he was only with the female for about a week if that so my teacher had no idea how the male would react to 4 new roommates. So when the day came and we put them in with their dad who had never met before and thing whent smooth for about a miniut or so then he started showing them that he was boss and that if they didn`t listen then the were toast, but all whent well and all the babies are fine. Also we had to put one of they baby females in with an older female who`s mate had died monthes earlyer and the same thing happened, she told the beby that she was boss and everything was fine. The key to introduceing hamsters to each other is they have to be young enough (2 to 2 and a-half months old) to except that the older one is boss if so then things should go fine but if you do introduce them then watch them for about half an hour or so and let them have little fights but if the older one starts really picking on the smaller one, and you`ll know when that is because he`s bully him if the younger one leaves the adult alone but the adault doesn`t give up, then that is when you need to brake it up by tapping the older one on the head and if he keeps it up keep tapping him. If they keep fighting for more then 2 hours then separate them and don`t try to put them together again because the younger one will die. If you have to separate them then it just means your older male doesn`t want a little baby hanging around his bachelor pad and its no big deal just go get anouther cage and bedding. Well i hope this helps with your problem.
2006-07-03 14:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by jojostappsunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Syrian hamsters of any gender or age should NEVER be housed together. They are solitary animals and will fight (even to the death). It would be dangerous for both your hammies to be in a cage together.
2006-07-03 14:51:31 · answer #4 · answered by star_momma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamster are solitary animals and dont need other hamsters to keep them company. Thats why hamster usually fight so much. Ive heard dwarf hamster get along tho...but not teddybear or syrian.
2006-07-03 13:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by The Kings 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not, they will fight
I once was at petland and there was a special hamster in a different cage because it had got in a fight with another male hamster and lost an eye so i wouldnt put them in the same cage, just to be safe.
2006-07-03 13:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by kayteethedancer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not ask the petco guy?
2006-07-03 13:39:33 · answer #7 · answered by aznbuddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-03 13:39:25 · answer #8 · answered by luckeefoot47 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋