Roborovski Dwarf Hamsters
i have a female Roborovski dwarf hamster, and im planning on getting a male one too so they can breed. But ive been doing some research and a couple of sites said that its hard to get them to breed, is this true?
Answers:dwwarf hamsters are normally not very social with each other unless they have been raised together. normally for breeding you need a male first and introduce a younger female to keep them fighting less. to ensure a good introduction, you can get a smaller cage for the male and put it inside the larger cage so they can see and smell each other for a while before they can chase eahc other or anything. after a few days, switch them so that both of them have their sent in the cage. make sure there are plenty of places they can be away from each other.
if at any time you see them fighting too often or you see blood, take them apart instantly. also, try www.hamsterific.com for more tips and help from expirenced breeders.
in some cases it may be, but just put them together in a bin when they are in heat. after they are done seperate them or else they may fight.
Breeding Roborovski Hamsters is much simpler than breeding Syrian Hamsters as they will live together in mixed sex pairs or groups and breed naturally. Pairs or groups are best established at a young age as introducing older hamsters can often result in fighting.
Breeding Roborovski Hamsters should not be undertaken lightly as being kept together they can produce a succession of litters as little as 4-5 weeks apart. Although they may occasionally have a break in between litters and may not mate so often, if at all, over the winter keeping a mixed sex pair or group often means a succession of babies produced.
If kept together in mixed sex pairs or groups Roborovski Hamsters usually start to breed in the Spring following the year in which the female was born.
Females often become sterile at around 24 months of age but males usually remain fertile for most of their life.