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Pouches · 10-07-2012, 07:26 AM

I have seen some instances where same sex littermates will share a cage together with no problem, but then I also had a female who turned on her mother. The females are definitely more territorial and it isn't confined to just the inside of their cages, if Melvin comes within body length of Snickers cage she is climbing the walls to get at him. He made the mistake of climbing up the side of her cage and she bit him through the bars, he lost the very tip of one of his fingers. Thankfully it has grown back, and it was a painful lesson for him and I both.
As stated above, they might spend the rest of their lives in the same cage with not so much as a scuffle, and then again anything might set them off. I have seen both sides of the spectrum, and with that being said I guess the best advice I can give you is to be prepared to separate them if need be.

10-07-2012, 07:26 AM
Pouches Adult Hamster Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Temple, Texas, USA Posts: 297	Re: Sisters Living Together I have seen some instances where same sex littermates will share a cage together with no problem, but then I also had a female who turned on her mother. The females are definitely more territorial and it isn't confined to just the inside of their cages, if Melvin comes within body length of Snickers cage she is climbing the walls to get at him. He made the mistake of climbing up the side of her cage and she bit him through the bars, he lost the very tip of one of his fingers. Thankfully it has grown back, and it was a painful lesson for him and I both. As stated above, they might spend the rest of their lives in the same cage with not so much as a scuffle, and then again anything might set them off. I have seen both sides of the spectrum, and with that being said I guess the best advice I can give you is to be prepared to separate them if need be.