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Old 01-08-2007, 06:38 AM   #1
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Default My robs have started squabbling.

my robs have strated squabbleing a lot and dont wana seperste them what sould i do i sprinkle the food around the cage and they have 2 wheels.
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Old 01-08-2007, 07:03 AM   #2
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Jesse, you just posted about this asking the exact same question in another thread. Please don't spam the forum with multiple thread on the same issue.

As I said before... If they start to fight they need to be separated. if they are constantly chasing each other around and are on top of each other, you MUST separate them. It is not uncommon for dwarf hamsters to do this. Not all robo hamsters are going to make great cage mates. If they are squabbling this means one has chosen to not share its home with the other.

There isn't anything you can do about it, it is a choice they have made. They may be past the point of being able to settle down and live with one another. Even if you do put two wheels in. This is something that is recommended from the start when dealing with paired dwarfs, so its very likely to late.

With my first two dwarf robos, both fought, one died and I ended up with just Pichu, the male robo I currently have.

Then I adopted Cupcake and Muffin, two robo sisters. Once they reach maturity they started to fight so I separated them. So All the robo's I have owned ended up not getting along.
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I agree with Snuggleham. Once blood has been drawn it is very unlikely they will agree again. Is this the male/female pair that have recently bred. The female may be tired out with raising the pups and the male may be pestering her to mate again if it is. This is not good for the health of the female as she needs a break between litters and it is stressful for all. Can you move one into a bin cage temporily till you sort out a long term solution.
They have chosen not to live together now and remember in the wild one would just walk away and find its own territory so you cannot force them to stay together.
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Old 01-09-2007, 02:27 AM   #4
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My two males had to be seperated for the same reason. One was constantly bullying the other and the slightly smaller of the two was being bitten on the rear end with blood drawn. I had no choice but to seperate them or Tiny would definately have suffered the concequences. he was also being deprived of food, while the other one would happily stuff it`s pouches to the brim, as if stopping the smaller one from having the `best bits`.

I would definately seperate them jesse. Especially if they are male and female. x Look into making a cheap bin cage?
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