2male dwarfs in one cage?

[spyro87]

hi everyone. just wondering if its possible to keep 2 male dwarfs in one cage? or is it more recommended to keep 2females?

thanks in advance!

[Hekomi]

I have two males in a 40gal breeder. They get on fine - males tend to be more laid back in general, from what I understand.

[kyrilliondaemon]

Either gender should be about equally likely to be successful as the other

[spyro87]

see that was exactly my thinking but today I got talked out of taking two boys home because theyre more likely to become aggressive. however the two babies that I picked were absolutely lovely perfectly sweet and I couldnt honestly see either of them being horrible and a fight beginning...


i left hammy-less anyway and someone else bought one of the ones I wanted as a single male... poor timid baby... he'll miss the company from his littermates. he was the one who sought out cuddles and company with others in the cage...

[Hekomi]

To be fair, they don't need to be housed together. Most are perfectly fine by themselves. My boys, if we separated them, might seem a bit confused, but I don't think they'd be sad.

You do risk that they could fall out, but you would with female dwarfs too. A pair makes things a lot more difficult - for example I have to have two of everything, I scatter feed, giving treats is a nightmare, and I wouldn't introduce a female dwarf even in a separate cage because I'd be worried they'd fight.

They're fun to watch, but our boys have squabbled over treats and things before and that's stressful.