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Syrian fancy hamsters and fighting2007-11-24 22:15:11

i just bought two syrian fancy hamsters and they are 8 wks old. i know syrian hamsters are supposed to fight, but since they are so young, is there a chance that when they are older they wont fight? plz help

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Well, 8 weeks old for a hamster, is usually the age that a hamster needs to be taken from his mother and siblings. Then, they become non-social and will fight with another hamster that they are being housed with. The best thing that you can do, is to seperate the two. I have two female dwarf hamsters. I remember when I brought them home together, they would fight non-stop, it seemed. But, one day we found one of them with a bloody eye. So, we seperated them. They can't even play with each other anymore with out fighting. Though lots of people will tell you that hamsters are social, it just doesn't seem true, unless they are less then 8 weeks old. So, buying (or unless you have another cage), a cage would be good.

Good luck, thanks for taking my answer!

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i doubt it. they are solitary animals and prefer to be alone.

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Male and female, males only, or what? They will fight over territory, young or mature. Is like the empires, I am , I reign, I, I I. Stupid isn't, they learn from humans.

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No, they will eventually fight. It is how hamsters are.

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NOPE!

No matter what, (females together, males together, or one of each) they will start fighting.