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Pippin18 · 10-25-2019, 01:17 PM

Hi everyone, just after some advice as I've never had Chinese hammies before, I acquired 2 brothers 4 weeks ago, who are around 5-6 months old, I was given them off a lady who couldn't give them the care they needed and she had moved them to her garage because the cat wouldnt leave them alone. I took them on and moved them into a much bigger cage (Alaska) than they were in. The lady told me they must be kept together because they were bonded brothers. They sleep together, eat together, run in the wheel together and seem very close, but on page on a social media group when I posted about them, I was told that they are solitary hamsters and MUST be housed seperately as they will end up killing or seriously injuring each other, now I'm panicking. Any advice would be extremely helpful.

10-25-2019, 01:17 PM
Pippin18 Newborn Pup Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 8	Can Chinese Hamsters live in pairs. Hi everyone, just after some advice as I've never had Chinese hammies before, I acquired 2 brothers 4 weeks ago, who are around 5-6 months old, I was given them off a lady who couldn't give them the care they needed and she had moved them to her garage because the cat wouldnt leave them alone. I took them on and moved them into a much bigger cage (Alaska) than they were in. The lady told me they must be kept together because they were bonded brothers. They sleep together, eat together, run in the wheel together and seem very close, but on page on a social media group when I posted about them, I was told that they are solitary hamsters and MUST be housed seperately as they will end up killing or seriously injuring each other, now I'm panicking. Any advice would be extremely helpful.