once i put them in, the female keeps attacking the male.. and then i saw blood on the male's face.. i've separated them with a cardboard for now but she's trying to get to the male and fight. what should i do? i want them together
2007-01-21 14:03:47 · 6 answers · asked by Ms Sinful Azn 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Dwarf hamsters typically are more agressive then the larger breed hamsters. Get the male his own cage or she'll kill him. I used to breed Dwarf and one of my females was so agressive that only my son could handle her with gloves on. Her mate was smart and stayed in the upper level of their cage. He had his own food and water supply. She was handled constantly and eventually calmed down. I could hold her without the gloves after several months. It's up to you, but if she's still under warranty, you can always take her back to the pet store and get a different one. She'll be considered unadoptable and well, become food. My son always adopts the worst behaved ones he can find. He likes a challenge in training them to being handled. We named some, Taz, Demon, Meanass, Porcupine, Psycho, you get the idea here. If you choose to return her consider a large breed hamster, you can use one cage and mix a male and a female without getting any babies. Genetically impossible. Get another female dwarf if you were intending to breed. Read this site below on hamsters first though, it's quite helpful.
2007-01-21 18:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by wolfinator25840 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you picked your pair from a cage of more than 2, your female may have already chosen her mate, which you've separated her from & she's not accepting the new male you've put her with, especially if she's already pregnant by the male SHE chose.
2007-01-21 14:12:15 · answer #2 · answered by SmallVoiceInBigWorld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If i were you i would just keep them separated. If you leave them together they could end up killing each other.
2007-01-21 14:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep them appart! if they don't want to be together, than thats something you can't force!!sorry. My hamsters don't get along either.
2007-01-21 14:09:46 · answer #4 · answered by libbybean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
completely seperate male and female, otherwise have several,several litters.
2007-01-21 14:09:26 · answer #5 · answered by Becky K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
return the female....dwarf hamsters are known for their aggessiveness....Teddy bear hamsters are much more docile....
2007-01-21 14:07:42 · answer #6 · answered by been_there_done_that 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋