Hamster cage

(broken link removed) this is kind of the hamster version of c&c cages for piggies

Thanks Dagwell.

no problem, what kind of hamsters do you have or are gettin?

no problem, what kind of hamsters do you have or are gettin?

I think I am getting a dwarf.

I want to get a pair of dwarfs

The male hamsters may fight when they get older. I think I will be getting a female dwarf or chinese hamster. One of the small ones.

I think I am actually going to use the petstore to small for a guinea pig but heaven to a hamster cage. It is about 1ft by 2ft. The minimum is 18 square inches which the one I may use is 2 square feet (about).

they may fight but most likely wont, ive heard that in hamster females are more aggresive because they go into heat so often but if they didnt get along i would just seperate the cage "it will be a 1x2 c&c cage

We rescued a family of baby dwarf hamsters back in 2003. (broken link removed)

Very cute little things they were to. I sexed and separated them and we ended up with 5 boys and 3 girls. Two 1 boy and 1 girl got adopted out into separate homes. We originally had the remaining six living in same sex groups and pairs but eventually had to separate everyone due to persistent fighting. And I agree the girls are more aggressive than the boys.

wow now i feel smart! lol

dont chinese hamsters live longer? like three years? just wondering

Guinea pig guy I am not disputing what you have read and I am not trying to create conflict. I have just kept many hamsters over the years and wanted to share my experiences. Plus I thought it was best for anyone to be prepared for what might happen. I would certainly try and get a same sex pair to live together and hope it works, just be watchful incase of trouble as they get older. The bigger breeds of hamsters do live allot longer around 3 years. I think when you get any new pet it is best to educate yourself with lots of information from different sources I think that everyone will agree that the books are not always correct. I mean how many guinea pig books out there give the right information. That is why this forum is such a great thing it allows people to exchange thoughts, experiences, etc.

I love my little hammies and I think that they are wonderful little pets.

I know I'm 5 days late but my computer died and I've had no internet. I just wanted to say that dwarf hamsters really do better in pairs. My sister used to keep lots of dwarf hamsters and has had up to 5 in one cage for a year. I have 2 females together right now. They are slightly more agressive toward each other than gerbils but aside from a few individuals ours have always gotten along. We've had dozens of these guys. Dwarf hamsters do wrestle and play roughly together making some of the most awful screeching noises but unless it comes to blood they shouldn't be bothered. Breaking them up while they are settling an argument or playing can start some bad fights. Dwarf hamster females will even raise litters together if they are good friends. The average lifespan of most petstore dwarves is about 1-2yrs which is rather short because most poorly bred dwarves will come down with diabetes by 1yr old. Someone told me the percentage is as high as 80% will have diabetes. My sister currently has one that is nearing 3yrs old and 5yrs is the oldest I've heard of. My friend's female dwarf hamster died recently of what seems to be loneliness. Single dwarf hamsters in my experience have always been less active and somewhat lethargic compared to pairs or trios. Also the few we've kept singly have never lived past 1yr whereas the pairs haved lived at least 2. For a cage I use a rubbermaid container with the top taken off. My 2 females have the equivalent space of using a 55g aquarium.

dagwellismypigy said:

they may fight but most likely wont, ive heard that in hamster females are more aggresive because they go into heat so often but if they didnt get along i would just seperate the cage "it will be a 1x2 c&c cage

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Both sexes get along equally well. I've owned lots of pairs of females and male dwarf hamsters, I've never had to seperate any yet. I currently have a group of five females living together and then two groups of males with 4 in each group.

Dwarfs should at least be given the chance to live in a pair, they will sometimes play fight but if fighting becomes serious then they should be seperated then.