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Old 04-24-2017, 09:26 PM   #1
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Default Help With 9 Rescued Robo Dwarfs!

Hi all!

Long time hamster lover, first time poster here. I recently helped rehome 9 robo dwarf hamsters - all of them are related, having been the offspring of a pair that was sold as two males but was actually a male and a female. The male (dad) is separated and has his own living situation outside of me. The female (mom) still lives with her 7 children in a 40 gallon tank with approved bedding & safe toys that I purchased for them.

They seem to be acclimating well to their new home and have lots of places to hide, but I am a bit concerned about the dynamics as they get older. Having all been from the same litter and never separated, what sort of behavior should I be on the look out for?

I've noticed small squabbles here and there but nothing serious, but want to keep a razor sharp eye for potential separation needs without being too over zealous and breaking up the family. Thoughts and advice would be much appreciated. Also opinions on providing the best care for a large ham clan will be very welcome.

Thank you!
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Old 04-25-2017, 12:45 AM   #2
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Default Re: Help With 9 Rescued Robo Dwarfs!

If there are 7 babies I'm guessing they aren't all the same gender?
How old are they now?
If you haven't already you will need to sex them & separate the males & females.
You could try keeping the females with the mother but they may well fall out as they get older, a lot depends on your set up, you need to make sure there are no levels or areas they could get territorial over, houses or other hideouts should have more than one exit so a ham can't get trapped by another, no tubes for the same reason.
If you do that & also scatter feed rather than using bowls they may get on ok but pairs & groups do often fall out as they mature, anything more than little squeaks & minor squabbles, any of them being chased around or not allowed access to food or just not thriving & growing like the others would be a sign that it's time to separate at least some of them.
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Old 04-25-2017, 07:46 AM   #3
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The babies need sexing and separating at 4 weeks old (28 days) or they can mate. As Cypher says, you could leave the females with the Mum and put the males together in a separate tank. The Robo breeder linked below removes all the babies from the Mum at 3 weeks, keeping them together, then separates the boys from girls at 4 weeks.

It can be quite difficult sexing baby robos I believe - there's a good link here that might help. If there are any "uncertain" ones that are virtually impossible to sex then they would be better to be kept separately. So you might need a few bin cages!

Oak Farm Roborovskis

Oak Farm Roborovskis

If you are then wanting to keep a group of boys and a group of girls, I believe a 50 gallon tank is a size recommended for a group of robos. (A four foot long tank that is at least 45 to 50cm deep ideally).

There is a lot of information on the Oak Farm Roborovski's site under the various links, which could help

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