Title: Hamsters
justine - November 20, 2008 03:12 PM (GMT)
Does anyone here know anything about dwarf Russian winter white hamsters?
I bought 3 female Russian winter whites last year which were all living together in one cage. After a couple of months, one of them was being bullied and had an injury on her belly where the gland is, so I seperated that one from the group to live on her own. Now, months on, the other two keep squabbling and squeaking at each other which looks to me like they try to clean each other or push themselves underneath the other one. A few times, the squeaking is very loud like they are in a proper fight but they are always pulled away from each other straight away and there are no injuries to either hamster.
Also, one seems a lot fatter than the other. The fatter one always takes more food and sometimes sits in the dish so the other can't get any food, but, the smaller one always seems to take over the wheel and pushes the other off. I tried putting two wheels in but it doesn't make any difference.
My question is, do they need to be seperated?
*Mel* - November 20, 2008 03:23 PM (GMT)
Ummm......guess what............... buggered if I know haha
Sorry to be completely useless yet again !!! hehe
Kim - November 20, 2008 03:35 PM (GMT)
hmmm if one is fatter than the other is he the bully? Is the other one having to fight for food? I dont know that much about hammies to be honest doh!
justine - November 20, 2008 03:36 PM (GMT)
It seem that the one is eating most of the food but the other is pushing the greedy one off the wheel. hehe
*Mel* - November 20, 2008 03:38 PM (GMT)
Maybe the thinner one is getting as much food, but is a fitness freak haha haha haha haha
Sowwy !!! hehe
justine - November 20, 2008 03:40 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (*Mel* @ Nov 20 2008, 03:38 PM) |
Maybe the thinner one is getting as much food, but is a fitness freak haha haha haha haha
Sowwy !!! hehe |
hehe I did think of that. And the other is a lazy slob. haha
The fat one does stuff his mouth while siting in the bowl though. hehe
Kim - November 20, 2008 04:57 PM (GMT)
Bunnysnug - November 20, 2008 05:40 PM (GMT)
I have a book about them somewhere Justine but i can't bloomin find it :( i kept them when i was a whipper snapper! Did you say they were all female?
PinkBunny - November 20, 2008 05:59 PM (GMT)
I found this on about pets.com
"Dwarf hamsters (Campbell's and winter white Russian hamsters, Roborovski hamsters) are more social and are probably better kept with others of the same species, but they should be introduced at a young age."