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From the desk of Dave Ratner, owner of Dave's Soda and Pet City
My child wants to get two baby hamsters and keep
them together in the same cage, but I heard that they
will fight. Is this true? Are there any alternatives? 
Yes, it is true that regular Asian hamsters (the most
commonly kept hamster) and the new Bear variety will
fight. These hamsters are solitary in the wild, and so
once they hit sexual maturity they will not get along
and can cause serious injury (or worse) to one
another, even if they are siblings. The babies can
live together usually two to three months before this
will happen, but then they must be separated. Even
when breeding hamsters, the pair are only put together
for a very short time (like an hour or so) and then
are separated again or they will start fighting.
The dwarf hamsters are not like other hamsters in that
they will live in a group, sometimes called a colony.
But even they may fight if two are bought together as
they mature, and so it is best to keep a close eye on
them for awhile.
A good alternative to getting two
hamsters is two gerbils if you wish to have more than
one animal in a cage. They seem to enjoy each other’s
company whether they are two males, females, or a
pair, and can be seen cuddling up when sleeping and
even grooming each other on occasion. It is best to
buy two gerbils who are living together in the same
cage at the time, otherwise they need to go through a
careful introduction period.
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