My boyfriend and I bought two Robovorski hamsters two days ago. One was bigger than the other and had a meaner disposition, but they were both sweet overall. We were unsure of the sex of the hamsters, but we knew they were both either girls or both boys. Now, the bigger one has grown even larger, and there are nipples visible on her belly. She's torn up the toilet paper I put in the cage and made a bed in the upper compartment and put food underneath it. She's also very active and is constantly running in the wheel in the cage. From all the websites I've looked at, these things seem to indicate a pregnancy, but I'm still not sure. Her bed/nest isn't very big, and she keeps attacking the other, smaller hamster, tearing out bits of her fur. Is it normal for these two to be this territorial? In the pet store, the bigger one would chase the smaller one around, but never actually attack it.
Answers:
she sounds pregnant take other hamster out or she will kill it or the babies as they are born she sees the other hamster as a threat to her young
Tissue tearing and storing food is behaviour of all hamsters, but as she is getting larger and her nipples are more visible, she could be.
Hamsters produce their litter very quickly. Its around 16 days after mating that they give birth, so you will find out very soon.
Hamsters are territorial creatures and really should be housed seperatly once adulthood is reached or fighting can result in death.
maybe she is in the heat, just like my female hamster.
Ok..
Rina is wrong, raborovski hamsters are social. Or.. so the book says.
In truth, some will fight. Why is unknown. If she is pregnant, that's probably it, and you'll have to seperate them. If not, yuo may well have to anyway. Certainly if blood is drawn, they'll need separating..
Hope they calm down, good luck.
I would keep the hamsters apart.
Most likely she is prgnant, but you will for sure find out within a wk or maybe less. All hamsters tear up toilet papaer thats normal, and so is storing food. For the little one if she is pregnant she might be more territorial or trying to protct her litter. You might want to think about seperating them to the maybe litter is born. =]
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