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11-26-2016, 06:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1
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Should I put them back together?
I've had my two Chinese hamsters, Renauldo and Indo for almost 2 years. I got them separately so they're definitely not related. They've been living together happily for a year and a half and they're always cuddling and stuff, but three days ago I woke up to one of them doing one long squeak and when I went in there they were both shaking and Renauldo's tail was kind of bleeding. I put a barrier between the two cages (there's a pipe connecting them). Now they both seem less energetic (I haven't heard them on their wheels or anything) and I went in yesterday to see Indo just sitting there shaking. I put them on my bed together and they seemed happy to see each other.
So today I put them back together and they were fine at first, but when I came back to check on them one of them (not sure which) jumped at the other and they started squeaking and rolling around and then they ran in separate ways.
I really want to put them back together because they seem unhappy when they're apart, but I don't want them to hurt each other. They've never had any problems before.
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11-27-2016, 12:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bath, UK
Posts: 3,640
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Re: Should I put them back together?
Hello and welcome to Hamster Central.
Unfortunately Chinese are a species that very rarely takes to living in pairs and once they start fighting and one of them gets hurt, it's usually a sign that things aren't going to get better between them.
I would advise keeping them apart and although they may need time to adjust to living alone to start with, it will be better for them in the long run.
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11-27-2016, 01:27 AM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
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Re: Should I put them back together?
I would definitely keep them apart now (during out of cage time as well as separate cages), it has been a stressful time for them due to both the fighting & getting used to living alone so it will take time for them to adjust maybe even a week or two so don't be too concerned by changes in behaviour, given time to settle they should be fine, they do generally do better alone & the fighting won't stop if you try to put them back together.
Keep a close eye on the one who has been injured in case he continues to have any problems.
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11-27-2016, 03:31 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: South-East England
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Re: Should I put them back together?
Agree with Cypher and Fluffagrams. Chineseys aren't a species that take TO living with each other often and SO to avoid injury and lots of monitoring most people just keep them apart.
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11-27-2016, 08:00 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: United States
Posts: 4,407
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Re: Should I put them back together?
Sorry you and your hams are going through some changes but as the above posts have said it could be deadly to put them back together.
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