I have three robos, two male and I think they are about a month old or lesser and a female which is way bigger than the two babies. I was wondering if i could put all of them together in the same cage but I'm afraid the larger one might kill both of them. I heard that if I bath them in bathing sand and wash their scent away then put them all together they might socialise, but I'm not very sure. What should I do? I hope someone could give me a definite answer, thank you.
2007-05-13 23:48:00 · 5 answers · asked by melowacko 1 in Pets ➔ Rodents
Contrary to a previous poster, Roborovski's hamsters are not the only species that are social - all THREE members of the Phodopus genus (Roborovski's, Campbell's and Winter Whites) are social and can be kept in groups or pairs of the same species.
It is actually highly recommended that you keep Roborovski's at least in same-sex pairs, they have a shorter lifespan when kept singly. Being kept alone seems to stress them out to the point of shortening their lifespan.
That being said, I wouldn't put two males with a female. That is almost a sure-fire way to have your males eventually fighting over breeding rights with the only female in the cage. Get her another female, preferrably one about her size, to share her cage with and let your boys stay together in another cage.
Being a social animal, Robos do have a dominance heirarchy, just like dogs and other animals that live in groups. Sometimes there are squabbles, but with members of the Phodopus genus, these are usually a lot of vocalizing and not very much actual phyiscal violence. If blood is drawn on either hamster, you should separate them, but don't freak out if you see them wrestling or chasing each other - this is NORMAL Robo behavior.
2007-05-14 05:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by Pythoness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roborovski hamsters are the only breed that can be kept in social groups, however it is not guaranteed that this will work. I had two brothers, same age, same litter, quite happily grouped with about eight others in the pet shop. Once we got them home they spent about one night together before they started bickering and fighting, so we had to get another cage and separate them.
I imagine it would be hard to introduce one group to another however. Your best bet is probably not to put them together unless the cage is large enough that they can claim their own space in it.
2007-05-14 11:47:59 · answer #2 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I suggest you better don't risk it. Since the female robo is long time tenure, most probably she won't go easy with the other young small guys.
The other important thing is that Robos is extremely fast and hard to catch, what if they start fighting.
That is my advice, buy another cage.
2007-05-14 10:13:58 · answer #3 · answered by gazard 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You do not ever want to put your Robos together in the same cage. They are very possive of there domain and will either hurt or kill each other. It is best to buy seperate cages.
2007-05-14 07:59:19 · answer #4 · answered by jennaveevee25 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my little sisters each had one of those, and they tried to kill each other wen they wer together, so u probably souldnt put them together
2007-05-14 18:11:53 · answer #5 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋