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JellyBeans · 08-08-2015, 10:30 AM

I am quite new to hamsters but I run a good hamster care site on Instagram. Sometimes I politely tell people that Syrians are strictly solitary.
They give me the normal spiel..my hamsters haven't fought yet, I know what I am doing, they're friends.
I know that this isn't true, but I tell them that even if they aren't fighting they could be reaching dangerous stress levels which will weaken their immune system and can lead to an early death.
They often reply my hamster isnt stressed I would know, so my question is, can you tell if a hamster is stressed about living with another hamster or will they be able to hide it whilst still suffering, and if so is there a reason they appear to be friends on the surface?

08-08-2015, 10:30 AM
JellyBeans Newborn Pup Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 13	Solitary? Stressed? I am quite new to hamsters but I run a good hamster care site on Instagram. Sometimes I politely tell people that Syrians are strictly solitary. They give me the normal spiel..my hamsters haven't fought yet, I know what I am doing, they're friends. I know that this isn't true, but I tell them that even if they aren't fighting they could be reaching dangerous stress levels which will weaken their immune system and can lead to an early death. They often reply my hamster isnt stressed I would know, so my question is, can you tell if a hamster is stressed about living with another hamster or will they be able to hide it whilst still suffering, and if so is there a reason they appear to be friends on the surface? Last edited by Moderator Team; 08-09-2015 at 01:54 PM.