I've had a female dwarf hamster for a week and decided to get another for it to have company. Well, first, I introduced a female fancy dwarf hamster. (I don't know what fancy means, but yeah...) They fought horribly and the fancy one ate through the box and a suitcase. We ended up returning that one since it didn't get along well and bit our dwarf hamster. We decided to get another female dwarf hamster. Now, it seems as though the first one is territorial. It jumps at the new one and the new one just squeals horribly. What can I do to make them get along? Please help.
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Your hamster obviously doesn't want a play-mate to live with. Don't keep trying because 1 your wasting your money and 2 your hamster may get hurt in the process. I HIGHLY SUGGEST JUST LEAVING IT SOLO! To make it happy just play with it more because if you keep getting more hamsters its just causing more fights.
well..you should take the one you just got back...take your hamster with you and let her pick out her new friend...trust me..she'll find the one that she fits perfect with...and if that's not the place she finds a friend...theres hundreds of more out there...
Although dwarf hamsters can live in pairs or groups it is not unusual for them to fall out and it can be hard to introduce two adults. I think it is probably best to accept that your hamster will need to live on her own. Just make sure that you give her plenty of attention to make up for the lack of hamster company.
The case is that your hamster wont accept any FEMALE play-mate.I think you can introduce a male one,but the relationship may not remain as play-mate...Well,it's another problem...
you cant just put the 2 together, you have to go thru long process
1. clean 2 cages and put the hamsters in seperate cages for two hours
2. then, put the hamsters in each others cages, so they can get the smell of the other (again for 2 hours)
3. get a larger cage, or plastic box, and put the new hamster in first (clean bedding), and 30 min. later, add the 2nd hamster.
If this doesnt work, wait a week, so they can forget abpt each other, and also, before you start doing this, you need to keep the 2 hamsters in their seperate cages right next to each other, so they can touch noses and sniff each other
i hope it works out for you. it worked for me
If you wanted two dwarves, you should have bought them at the same time from the same litter and habitat. Unfortunately, you will not be able to successfully introduce another dwarf. At this point it is unsafe and highly likely that one will cannibalize the other. You should either set up a second cage for your second dwarf or take it back. Your existing dwarf will not tolerate a cage-mate.
It's best to keep siblings together. If she has got a taste of single life there's a good chance she will now be single for life. I've heard of people introducing hamsters but I wouldn't keep buying them looking for "the one"
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