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Old 05-12-2018, 01:11 AM  
Pebbles82
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Default Re: Questions about robos

I have a robo and also wanted to get a pair but working out the set up was going to be fiddly and I also wasn't sure which cage. So I went with getting a single one and setting it up how I liked, for variety and enrichment. And as you know pairs often end up having to be separated. Half a detolf might be alright for a single roborovski but it can depend on the hamster. The other thing is that partitioning a detolf for two hamsters doesn't always work well - it's common for one to somehow get past the partition.

If you had two and needed to separate them you could leave one in the detolf and have a bin cage for the other one maybe.

I think Erin's Hamsters had a detolf for her dwarf hamster (can't remember the name of the hamster . If you had a deep digging area, a flying saucer at that end and the house at the opposite end they would probably use all the space Although our robo ignores houses and digs holes and makes a burrow near his flying saucer. He also has a wheel and uses both.

Difficult decisions. I think if you want a pair, then get a pair, especially if it's robos - but be prepared to need a separate bin cage maybe. It's not impossible to divide a detolf but would need to be done very well so there's no way one could get through to the other side. I did read a sad story where one had chewed through and killed the other one.
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