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03-23-2016, 12:30 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: England
Posts: 38
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Fighting but dont want to separate them
My two robos live together in a fairly large cage, and recently they have been fighting. I really do not want to separate them but I don't want them to be unhappy either. Does anyone have any tips to stop them fighting before I have to separate them? I hope I don't have to separate them.
Thanks, Jellybaby24 xx
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03-23-2016, 12:34 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 159
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
Make sure they have lots of houses with multiple entrances, and two of everything: two food bowls, water bottles, wheels etc.
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03-23-2016, 12:34 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 4,545
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
Don't worry if you do have to separate them.If you do,they will both be completely happy on their own if not more happy from having a lot less stress and then there's also no risk of injury or illness from the other hamster!Hamsters don't actually require companionship unlike some small animals,but humans find it enjoyable to force pairs to live together.Considering they're fighting,your best option is to just separate them before blood is drawn and that in itself will actually make your hamsters much happier.
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03-23-2016, 12:35 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Hertfordshire - UK
Posts: 3,190
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
Scatter feed, have two wheels, two water bottles,don't have levels in the cage, all houses should have two exits to prevent the dominant hamster trapping the other inside.
I would separate them as the fighting will probably get much worse. They will be fine living separately.
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03-23-2016, 12:38 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 124
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
I would separate them - living separately is better than the risk of your Robos hurting each other
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03-23-2016, 01:01 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
Once fighting has begun it can escalate quite quickly & you may end up with a badly injured robo or worse so if you have done all the usual things to keep a pair happy, two of everything & scatter feeding etc as CMB suggests with no luck then I would go ahead & separate them.
They do live very happily alone & if kept together even if you can avoid major fights the less dominant one certainly won't be happy at all if it continues to be bullied.
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03-23-2016, 03:59 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bath, UK
Posts: 3,640
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
Sometimes there's not a lot of other options once you've tried all the usual things like providing two of everything and if hamsters are going to fight then they're going to fight.
I had to split up brothers after several months of them living in relative harmony. They gave me no warning signs and they both survived the fight but if my sister hadn't have been there, the outcome could have been much worse.
Once I'd separated mine, I really saw the difference in the less dominant one. He grew in confidence and he really seemed much happier.
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03-23-2016, 09:47 AM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
Posts: 16,105
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
If you've already tried two wheels, two bottles, no shelves e.t.c then you may find that taking some toys and items out of the cage temporarily can help. If needs be you can remove everything, just leave them with a large pile of bedding, scattered food and two water bottles for a couple of days. If the trouble stops then you can start adding toys back slowly, if you add things one at a time every few days you'll be able to see if any individual item is the problem. If they start to fall out again then remove whatever you just added, give them a few days and then add something else. If they continue to not get along even without anything in the cage then you could try moving them to a smaller cage temporarily and see if that helps stop the problems. Once they're getting along well then you can move them back to the bigger cage and start adding toys slowly as I suggested above. I have taken these steps with dwarf pairs/groups in the past and they can work brilliantly sometimes.
I would advise that you check both hamsters daily for bites, if blood is drawn then it will be time to separate. Once blood has been drawn once there's a much higher risk of it happening again and it could easily be a lot worse the second time.
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03-23-2016, 12:52 PM
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Fluffy Hamsters
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 4,231
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
kyrilliondaemon has given great advice. Wish I had done this with my two girls. I separated them after some squeaking and wrestling as I just could not relax.
They are really fine now, especially the less dominant one who has really blossomed.
Good luck.
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03-23-2016, 01:03 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 159
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Re: Fighting but dont want to separate them
I just read your other post about the Billy cage, have they just moved cage?
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