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[~ILoveHammys~]

​Before I do anything, I just want to tell you to  NOT ​house Syrians together.

Syrians are  SOLITARY CREATURES meaning they like to be alone, other than Dwarf Hamsters who CAN 

be housed together because they ARNT SOLITARY CREATURES so that mans they can stay with a companion. If you get 2 or more Syrians, house them seperatly, and if you get 2 or more dwarfs you CAN house them together!

 

I have hoped you learned about housing!

 

BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

         

 

~ILoveHammys~

[KKM]

Actually, it has been found that like Syrians, Chinese and Winter Whites are solitary and should be kept alone.

[gone lol]

Well, there's more things about housing dwarves.

They must be the same gender, and have lived together their entire life, from the same species (Robo or Russian Campbell), and be separated if they start fighting.

Edited by Portal~Master~Wake, 28 July 2015 - 10:44 PM.

[G O N E R]

I do believe where there have been certain cases in which Syrians were housed together and lived harmoniously together. I'm sure all of those scenarios (if that's the right word) occurred when people knew much less about hamsters. Please correct me if I'm wrong, though.

[~Lizzie~]

I do believe where there have been certain cases in which Syrians were housed together and lived harmoniously together. I'm sure all of those scenarios (if that's the right word) occurred when people knew much less about hamsters. Please correct me if I'm wrong, though.

 

Even if the Syrians lived together without any major arguments, I would disagree that it was harmonious. The hammies in those situations are very stressed and often kept in small cages (I'm basing this off of the fact that they didn't know much to not keep them in those small cages). As you probably know, hamsters immune systems are linked to their stress levels, meaning that a pair of Syrians, Chinese, or Winter Whites are more susceptible to life-threatening disease and have a harder time recovering from small things (say a cut or an eye infection).  

[G O N E R]

Even if the Syrians lived together without any major arguments, I would disagree that it was harmonious. The hammies in those situations are very stressed and often kept in small cages (I'm basing this off of the fact that they didn't know much to not keep them in those small cages). As you probably know, hamsters immune systems are linked to their stress levels, meaning that a pair of Syrians, Chinese, or Winter Whites are more susceptible to life-threatening disease and have a harder time recovering from small things (say a cut or an eye infection).  

Yes, I know what you mean. I believe that the cases (rare ones, in fact) in which Syrian hamsters were housed together occurred in colleges which had room for extremely large enclosures (meaning space/territories for both hamsters) I definitely don't agree, even in part, with experiments in which entail housing solitary creatures together. 

[4 Hamsters]

Chinese hamsters are also solitary. And dwarfs must be siblings AND the same gender if housed together.

[misslily]

Chinese hamsters are also solitary. And dwarfs must be siblings AND the same gender if housed together.

Hiya, I understand that you may be newer to the forum, but please refrain from replying to older topics (it’s just an unspoken ‘guideline’ here). I would recommend making sure to check the date of the last post on a thread before replying. Thanks! 

[BobaTad~HH]

Yes! You are absolutely correct!     i will look into the dwarf part too.

Edited by TadHamHam, 06 June 2021 - 12:15 PM.