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02-29-2016, 03:03 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Can I house two different dwarf species together?
This is a hypothetical question. I just wanted to know if I could house a Robo and a Winter White together or any other dwarf with a different species of dwarf? Again this is a hypothetical and I don't plan on doing this.
Last edited by Sm_banks; 02-29-2016 at 03:09 PM.
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02-29-2016, 03:05 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 80
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Re: Can I house two different species together?
Others on here will know more than I do, but I don't think the different species can be housed together.
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02-29-2016, 03:37 PM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
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Re: Can I house two different species together?
I would strongly advise against even considering this. The only time I've heard of two species of hamster sharing a cage has been a few reports of pet shop cages containing roborovskis and hybrids and every time I've seen a report like that the robo has been being badly bullied. I've never seen them sharing a cage myself (and I hope I never do), I've also not known anyone attempt to keep a robo with a winter white but I can't imagine it ending at all well if someone did.
It can be very difficult or even impossible to keep two hamsters of the same species together, so I really can't see why anyone would want to increase the risks of trouble by trying to keep two different species together. I also can't see any benefits to trying it, to me it just seems likely to create stress for the hamsters without any benefits for them.
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02-29-2016, 03:40 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Re: Can I house two different species together?
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Originally Posted by kyrilliondaemon
I would strongly advise against even considering this. The only time I've heard of two species of hamster sharing a cage has been a few reports of pet shop cages containing roborovskis and hybrids and every time I've seen a report like that the robo has been being badly bullied. I've never seen them sharing a cage myself (and I hope I never do), I've also not known anyone attempt to keep a robo with a winter white but I can't imagine it ending at all well if someone did.
It can be very difficult or even impossible to keep two hamsters of the same species together, so I really can't see why anyone would want to increase the risks of trouble by trying to keep two different species together. I also can't see any benefits to trying it, to me it just seems likely to create stress for the hamsters without any benefits for them.
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I said this was a hypothetical and was not considering it or planning on it. I was just curious if it was possible.
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02-29-2016, 03:46 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: United States
Posts: 4,407
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Re: Can I house two different species together?
No, it's not good! Never house different species together!
In my opinion it's not possible if you care about the well being of the pets & their safety
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03-01-2016, 10:16 AM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Can I house two different species together?
I saw one of Erin's Hamsters videos on this topic - she reckons different species must never ever live together. Mainly because they are just that - different 'species' - not different breeds within a species.
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