27-06-2007, 20:21
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Re: Hamsters !
We will have to agree to disagree about the Russian Dwarf Blazey. As I said, most hamsters are solitary creatures and will fight if housed together but I used to live next door to a breeder of Russian Dwarf hamsters and we've had many of them ourselves and they are not like the golden or Syrian hamsters. They are social creatures. Ours were always housed together and never fought. They snuggled up with each other to sleep, played games together and enjoyed each other's company.
Have a look at this website. Look at the section on Cambell's Russian Dwarf and Roborovski Dwarf, and Winter White Siberian in particular this statement:
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Russian hamsters should be brought in pairs or groups because they are a sociable group.
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and this:
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Roborovski hamsters are very sociable and should be brought in pairs of the same sex although many pet shops cannot sex these hamsters confidently.
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and this:
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Winter White hamsters are sociable and should be sold in pairs of the same sex to avoid breeding.
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Last edited by WillowTheWhisp; 27-06-2007 at 20:24.
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