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Old 05-15-2015, 03:32 AM  
gimblewart
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Originally Posted by horseyhammygirl View Post
If they aren't viciously fighting, do they need separating? I know she would hate to have to separate them and they are her first hamsters so she won't want all the hassle. Is there any other way? Or is moving them essential?
Hamsters do squabble a little, especially dwarf normally about dominance and submissive, in new cages they try to establish who pretty much owns it.

However.. fighting consistently, don't take it like a pinch of salt like I did when I first bought my hamsters. They were only the 'rolling on the back' submissive squabbles, but unfortunately I heard them squabbling in the night walked in to find one hamster had bitten through the others abdomen - it died 5 days later. Truly wish I did separate them and it was the most heart breaking thing to do! Wouldn't want any other caring owner to go through that, they are such sweet creatures. So if the owner loves them and doesn't want to take any risks.. separate ^_^..
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