Re: Are my hamsters ok?

[shyimafadh]

Hello sorry if this is totally out from the topic but can anyone help me.

Hmm actually i just got a new pair of hamster that is to be said one male n one female 4month ago, but I went to the vet and ask its a female or male and the doctor said both male, almost 4 month n yesterday my sis bought me 2 female one and it is said one of it is pregnant, just now one of the known to be male was attacking the pregnant male. is it actaully a female? and why does a female attact another pregnant female?? the one attacked was bleeding badly so i took it out and put it in a basin cause i have no extra cage ������

[DrKMcK]

Hello shyimafadh, and welcome to Hamster Central. I moved your post to a thread of its own.
If your hamsters are Syrians...the big hamsters...they should never be together, ever. They can kill each other. Separate all of them right away.
If the hamsters are dwarf hamsters, even though you may see them together, it is very easy to have them fall out (start fighting). A pregnant hammy can be upset easily, so if this is a female and pregnant, any nipping, biting or bullying is a sign that they must be separated. ANY bleeding is an emergency...separate immediately. It's good that you did separate, but you can never put them back together. Also, the newer hamsters may also start fussing or fighting. Keep an eye on them. DO NOT let the newer hamsters meet either one of the first pair. They will see the single hamster as a stranger and try to kill it. It's a shame that you didn't find HC sooner, before you got all these hammies. Researching a pet before you buy it helps to avoid problems like this. So sorry this happened. Take time to read all the different threads here on the site. This will help you with your little furry friends. Hope they are okay.

[souffle]

If you don't have cages I would ask your sister to take the new ones back to the store. The new smell will be upsetting the balance of the tank with the maturing males and starting up a fight. You can't just add new ones in with the others. It is their territory and they will all start fighting regardless of the sexes. You will also end up with endless litters. You need to get some storage boxes at least for now in case you have to separate them to singles for their own safety. I would seriously consider rehoming as many as you cannot house alone safely or it will be very hard to keep up with them.

[shyimafadh]

Thank you, all i do now is separate them all . it was to my suprice that my sister bought a pairof two new hammies. btw, in my country if u already buy a pet u cannot return them back. so i just waiting for a few more day till my pay day so i can buy the new cages. ☺️☺️ thanks alot for u helps