Campbell Dwarf living in colonies

[Ham Ham Hamstery]

Just wondering your opinion on it

[Christmas_hamster]

I've heard of some people having success with it, it's just a lot more work if it doesn't work out. I think a lot of time and special consideration would need to be put into their set up in order for it work out. Not to mention a lot of time spent watching their social behaviour so you can pick out problem hams, or habitat triggers, etc.

[Ham Ham Hamstery]

I have 2 pairs but only 2 per cage I think 4 would be hard in one cage

[Gizmodo ^_^]

I have 2 pairs but only 2 per cage I think 4 would be hard in one cage

And with 4 you would need a really big cage xD

[SnickersTheFirst]

I'd stick to pairs tbh, colonies can be kept but there's so much risk it's really not worth it. :)

[Ham Ham Hamstery]

LOL when I was little I had a colony of 4-8 dwarfs all lived happy lives I had like 10 CTs connected together for them

[SnickersTheFirst]

LOL when I was little I had a colony of 4-8 dwarfs all lived happy lives I had like 10 CTs connected together for them

Sounds like a very exceptional case though. ;)

[Gizmodo ^_^]

LOL when I was little I had a colony of 4-8 dwarfs all lived happy lives I had like 10 CTs connected together for them

Lol i cant believe that happened :P
4-8 in connected cages and they didn't get territorial?
lol.:rolleyes:
:mad:

[Ham Ham Hamstery]

Nope they didnt even get territorial I bought them together though it took so long too clean

[Gizmodo ^_^]

Nope they didnt even get territorial I bought them together though it took so long too clean

Very exceptional circumstances! you were lucky
must have been hard finding space for it:mad:

[Ham Ham Hamstery]

shoulda seen my living room.. it was taken over by them they owned it and get this I had 4 CTs in the wash room and had tubes running from my living room to the wash room so they would climb down the tubes and then walk from the living room into the wash room in theyre tubes it was a hamster highway

[Christmas_hamster]

missPixy from Hamster hideout has luck in using multiple cages for her groups, but she does spend a lot of time with them and has a great bond with them all, it really alters the way they seem to even perceive each other.

For the most part I agree, not a good idea, heh.

[Ham Ham Hamstery]

I guess you gotta be lucky