Pacing and dominance issues.

[Allys Hamsters]

I have had my pair of robos for about two weeks now and Luna (the small one of the two) has begun to pace back and forth at the front of the cage and have a hunched posture. She has also started to become dominant over Artemis(the bigger one). I am not very sure on the behaviours I need to look out for that show bullying/ fighting. So I don't know what's going on with her. Any help is appreciated greatly.

[cypher]

A certain amount of dominance is normal, there will always be a dominant one & submissive one, behaviour to look out for are if they begin fighting or if you hear squeaking going on, if one fails to thrive & grow or gets chased around a lot.
What signs of dominance are you seeing so far?
I'm not sure about the pacing & a hunched posture is never a good sign so I would try to give her a health check just to make sure there's no underlying health issues.

[Allys Hamsters]

Thanks for that. So far I've only seen her be a bit rough when sniffing Artemis' under side. I will give Luna a health check later (with gardening gloves on as both are not really tame yet).

[Allys Hamsters]

Update: Luna has sadly passed away. Artemis her cage mate is doing fine and is not showing symptoms of illness​.

[Thin Lizzy]

I'm so sorry to hear about Luna.

[cypher]

I'm so sorry to hear such sad news Allys Hamsters.
Glad to hear that Artemis is fine though.

Run free & play well at the bridge little Luna.

[BorisPasha]

So sorry to hear about Luna, must have been a shock for you.

Have fun at the bridge Luna.

[Hamsterita]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Maybe it would be a good thing to give Artemis a health check and keep an eye on her just in case Luna had something contagious

[Crystalroborovski]

I'm so sorry :,( although as hamsterita mentioned above, be sure to monitor Artemis for illness in case Luna had something contagious.