Hamster Central - View Single Post - Urgent! Will a female hybrid affect my male hybrids' behaviour?

Fluffagrams · 01-02-2017, 03:45 PM

Some hamsters seem to be more disturbed by the scent of another hamster than others, it just depends on the hamster's nature and I suppose some of it could depend on what they're used to.

I used to look after my sister's female Hybrid, I used to have to keep her apart from my Chinese as she used to be quite bothered by one of my girls but yet I can keep my four (two males and two females) in close proximity to each other in the hamster room without too much of a problem. Occasionally there might be a bit of flirting going on through the cage mesh/bars but they quickly get bored and move on to some other activity.

As you've got a pair of males though, there is a chance it might complicate things and make fights more likely but I've not had that kind of set up before to be able to say with any certainty. You'd have to keep an eye on the males in case they do show signs of territorial behaviour or aggression.

01-02-2017, 03:45 PM
Fluffagrams Moderator Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 3,640	Re: Urgent! Will a female hybrid affect my male hybrids' behaviour? Some hamsters seem to be more disturbed by the scent of another hamster than others, it just depends on the hamster's nature and I suppose some of it could depend on what they're used to. I used to look after my sister's female Hybrid, I used to have to keep her apart from my Chinese as she used to be quite bothered by one of my girls but yet I can keep my four (two males and two females) in close proximity to each other in the hamster room without too much of a problem. Occasionally there might be a bit of flirting going on through the cage mesh/bars but they quickly get bored and move on to some other activity. As you've got a pair of males though, there is a chance it might complicate things and make fights more likely but I've not had that kind of set up before to be able to say with any certainty. You'd have to keep an eye on the males in case they do show signs of territorial behaviour or aggression.