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Old 08-19-2019, 02:08 AM  
Pebbles82
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Default Re: Roborovskis - One Hamster or Two?

You could have two in separate cages. I believe splitting a cage is too risky as they can often find a way through and one will attack the other if they’re not a bonded pair. Can’t remember where but I saw a video of how they can easily bypass a division in a cage whether by climbing or chewing. It might look secure but robos in particular can get through the tiniest gap or chew a hole. You’d be better with two separate bin cages on top of each other

The only suitable pairs are a sibling pair (two brothers or two sisters) who have been together since birth. They may live together happily for some time if the cage set up is just right so they can’t get territorial over anything . But it is a very specialised thing really and once their hormones kick in is a time when fighting often breaks out. Even if fighting doesn’t break out it needs careful observation as one can dominate and take most of the food and bully the other one into submission so the bullied one ends up smaller. The stress from bullying can be as bad as fighting. But yes they can fight to the death or end up seriously maimed.
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