Christmas_hamster
07-20-2011, 07:28 PM
So last year I asked this because I was hoping to shed some light on housing this species together. I found some interesting information and I am hoping to hear more since there are many new members since last year. I'll just quote the original topic since it's all written out already (down below). :3 If anyone that never posted last year can reply that would be great. For those that posted, but may want to update that would be cool too. And for anyone that posted last time, but have new hamsters since then- please post away! Once I'm done, I'll post what I got in and I will also combine what I learn this year with last years 'results'. This isn't any exact science, I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm curious and so I am doing what I can to learn something new, and collecting experience and anecdotal information. We can always learn something new after all.
As long as I can remember I've heard that Chinese hams often don't get along once they reach maturity and should be housed alone. Then I hear more and more that only females can't live together successfully. Others claim that they get along fine. There are a lot of mixed messages about this and I have to wonder for those that have tried what the mistake may have been. Perhaps the cage was too small or something or perhaps it is the species. I can't find Chinese hamsters here so I can't try myself (though it can be only a matter of time seeing as suddenly there are WWs and robos here when there never was before). So I would like to know whether generally if Chinese hams can be housing together.
So for those that have or had a pair or group of Chinese hamsters I would be very grateful if you could answer some questions for me. Even if you had them 'before you knew about hamsters', the info is still appreciated.
1. How many hamsters were in this group?
2. What was the gender of these hamsters?
3. What kind of cage were they in? (A brand/model name or dimensions)
4. How many wheels did they have?
5. Can you please describe their set up? (How many beds, what kind of toys, was it crowded, etc)
6. Did they need to be separated?
7. Were they siblings?
Thanks for anyone that can answer!
As long as I can remember I've heard that Chinese hams often don't get along once they reach maturity and should be housed alone. Then I hear more and more that only females can't live together successfully. Others claim that they get along fine. There are a lot of mixed messages about this and I have to wonder for those that have tried what the mistake may have been. Perhaps the cage was too small or something or perhaps it is the species. I can't find Chinese hamsters here so I can't try myself (though it can be only a matter of time seeing as suddenly there are WWs and robos here when there never was before). So I would like to know whether generally if Chinese hams can be housing together.
So for those that have or had a pair or group of Chinese hamsters I would be very grateful if you could answer some questions for me. Even if you had them 'before you knew about hamsters', the info is still appreciated.
1. How many hamsters were in this group?
2. What was the gender of these hamsters?
3. What kind of cage were they in? (A brand/model name or dimensions)
4. How many wheels did they have?
5. Can you please describe their set up? (How many beds, what kind of toys, was it crowded, etc)
6. Did they need to be separated?
7. Were they siblings?
Thanks for anyone that can answer!