Robo Hamster sad after separation

[racinghamster]

Hi Kerryanne, you have done the right thing here. They will be fine alone and you will see their individual characters emerge. The pet shop you got them from should change their policy. Selling pairs to customers seems to be their `sales pitch` these days and it`s not always fair on anyone who may not want or need two separate cages. Hamsters do very well alone and pet shops just tell people it`s better to keep a pair, when the reality is very different. Roborovski`s especially usually always require separating. Not always as some do stay together, but not many.

Enjoy your boys. x

[Bbhami]

Try to scatter some food from above the cage, my robos are so amazed when food fall down from the 'sky'. They look up and stay frozen for some time, like praising the god of seeds or something.

[Bbhami]

Originally Posted by racinghamster

Hi Kerryanne, you have done the right thing here. They will be fine alone and you will see their individual characters emerge. The pet shop you got them from should change their policy. Selling pairs to customers seems to be their `sales pitch` these days and it`s not always fair on anyone who may not want or need two separate cages. Hamsters do very well alone and pet shops just tell people it`s better to keep a pair, when the reality is very different. Roborovski`s especially usually always require separating. Not always as some do stay together, but not many.

Enjoy your boys. x

Some pet shops even sell mixed genders, i feel bad for the kids who buy them not knowing how fast hamsters multiply.