Fighting
Hail hamster enthusiasts'
I recently purchased two, 8 week old Russian Dwarfs (boys) from the local pet store. I picked them both from the same litter, as I was told there is a better chance of them getting along if they are brothers. I got them home, set the cage up and they settled in great. Two weeks on and I've had to seperate them. The larger of the two was chasing his smaller brother around the cage and trampling on his back. I did a quick search on Google and read that there should be no contact when the are competing for dominance. Well there was definitely a LOT of contact, it was quite frightening.
So I come to ask advice, and confirm I've done the right thing. I have moved the smaller hammy into a seperate cage (had to nip out and buy one before there was death) and now I don't let them anywhere near each other. The dominant hamster seems fine, I think he's enjoying the food bowl to himself and he's as loopy as ever. The smaller however isn't too great. He's very timid, jumpy and squeals if I put my hand close to him. Today I managed to get him in the box, and he had a good dig in the sawdust, and a roll in his sand bath.
I wonder if the little fella is traumatized?
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