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06-13-2012, 02:12 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Farmington
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Hamster and Mice living together
I've been thinking about getting a couple of mice, and I was wondering if they could live with my hamster, Gowler. Gowler is a 7 month old male(?). The cage is a large aquarium.
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06-13-2012, 02:15 PM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
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Re: Hamster and Mice living together
No.
There're loads of problems with that. For a start, hamsters have different dietary needs to mice so they'd end up ill from unbalanced diet.
Secondly it looks from your avatar like Gowler is a syrian. Syrian hamsters must be solitary. If our syrian Scamp even sees another rodent she wants to kill it - we've seen her preparing to do so. Even the more social species can't happily and safely live with another completely different animal - they can't even live with other species of hamster, forget mice or other rodents.
If you try this you risk the lives of the mice and Gowler. Not a good idea.
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06-13-2012, 02:20 PM
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#1 Hamster Mom
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Nottingham, East midlands, UK
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Re: Hamster and Mice living together
As already said, its certainly not wise to put different rodents together.
Syrians are solitary, whereas mice are very sociable Female mice get on easily in pairs or groups, males usually enjoy company but can be more terratorial and need more careful attention to ensure they live happily together x
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06-13-2012, 04:28 PM
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Re: Hamster and Mice living together
simply put, if you want mice, buy another cage for them.
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06-13-2012, 04:52 PM
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The Potteries Hams
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Re: Hamster and Mice living together
i wouldn't recommend putting any hamster with mice!
i have 4 female fancy mice and they make absolutely lovely pets, very friendly, even my 2 year old holds them without any problems ( under supervision)
enjoy your mice xx
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06-14-2012, 11:52 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
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Re: Hamster and Mice living together
NEVER put mice or any rodent in together who are nt the same species. What made you think mice and hamsters could co-habit anyway? Anyone who even contemplates such a move are crossing into cruelty.
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06-15-2012, 07:49 AM
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Fuzzy Feet!
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Shakespeare country
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Re: Hamster and Mice living together
No no no no no no no... 1) Syrians are solitary anyway, and 2) they are completely different species with different needs that I doubt would even tolerate each others' presence.
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06-15-2012, 03:13 PM
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Re: Hamster and Mice living together
dont under any circumstances put mice in with hamsters, that would be like putting a cat in with a bird, very cruel indeed
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