Playtime= Fail!

[MzWiz0915]

I have been trying to get my robo girls ready to potentially be reintroduced into one cage again. Since I am pulling an all nighter tonight studying for exams it's the perfect night to take quick breaks to bond with my hams

This time I put Astrid and Pica into a playpen on neutral ground instead of my lap/bed with no toys or objects that smell like either one. (they were inches from me and have had very sucessful interactions previously...)

Astrid approached Pica for a sniff, and they immediately began to box eachother and wrestle. It happened so quickly I'm not sure who started it. I thought perhaps since they're on neutral ground instead of my lap they are wrestling for dominance or as a sibling rivalry sort of thing and tried to resist separating them immediately.

But then I heard a squeak, and I immeadiately scooped up Pica and gave her a thorough look over before putting her back in her cage so I could check Astrid.

So disapointing... they were doing so good earlier in the week... I know hamsters who live together will wrestle for dominance and occasional spats, but I'm not sure where to draw the line. I just want them to be happy again, but they're tiny little robos, I'm afraid they'll break each other!

Tonight just isn't my night!

[LoveMyHams]

Maybe it's just not meant to be Squeaking isn't a good thing as you know and if they fight to hurt/kill they probably will.

[MzWiz0915]

That's what made me intervene, it looked mild natured but when I heard one of them squeak I knew it wasn't okay. Ugh...it's frustrating, because they're visits lately have been great, they've been grooming eachother and cuddling.