when i put my two hamster,one is a male,one female,in a play pen together,and they dont look like they are fighting,but the male will not stop going behind het tail!!!then when he goes some where else in the playpen,she just stands there she does nothing!!!what is he doing???Are they MATING????????????????????????????????????
2007-01-24 13:22:47 · 8 answers · asked by artusemail 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
First, Syrian hamsters are solitary animals and should not be introduced to one another unless you plan on breeding them. (Never house Syrians together!) You will quickly notice as they get older that they will begin fighting whenever you put them in the playpen together. They are territorial animals and will not share their territory. Forcing them to do so is against their nature. I suggest that you put the female in by herself first and when she's done, put the male it. He will have fun smelling her scent on all the toys.
The behavior you observed your female doing is the mating stance. This is often referred to as "freezing". The females will lower their body and raise their tail and back end into the air giving the male a better chance of a successful "mount". Female hamsters go into heat every 4-5 days. If he mounted her and successfully bred her, you can expect babies in 16 days. When a female in heat is introduced to a male, the male will first begin by smelling her and then licking her bottom area. Then he will mount her. I don't want to get too graphic but the first few mountings usually don't produce pups. This is why males will mount females over and over again until he is exhausted or the female rejects him.
-Janice
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2007-01-25 09:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by radiocricket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are remembering fondly the days of being in the teacher from south parks rear end
2007-01-24 22:49:30 · answer #2 · answered by fukawthoridy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are mating. Pretty soon you will have a LOT of hamsters.
2007-01-24 21:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by DiRTy D 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think theyre making baby hamsters. I wouldnt let them keep doing this unless you're trying to breed.
2007-01-24 21:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by Dani 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Maybe.
*Blushes*
2007-01-24 21:28:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like they were making baby hamsters.
2007-01-24 22:53:04 · answer #6 · answered by sknymnie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are mating! You are so lucky!
2007-01-24 21:32:06 · answer #7 · answered by Shelby M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhhhh, yep.
2007-01-24 21:27:37 · answer #8 · answered by Meg M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋