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could just be dominance in their new territory, have either of them drawn blood? would be very very odd for them to start fighting now assuming they got along in the pet shop. are they generally just following each other around/cornering each other or are they actually fighting all the time?Quote:
Originally Posted by Roooory
did you not get the pet shop owner to check the sex of them before buying the new one? they sound like a pretty crap pet shop tbh if they're keeping brothers and sisters in the same cage
edit: try giving the cage a good clean then putting them back, the cage probably has been scent marked my Betty so she might see Suzzie as trying to take over her territory so if you clean it out so it doesn't smell like her then they might be ok
Nope, no blood as far as I can see. They're alright now, sitting next to each other. They arn't fighting all the time, just every now and then.
Yeah I know! The guy was really thick.
Me: "Is that one a boy or a girl?"
Guy: "Its nearly impossible to tell, even a vet would find it hard to tell at their age."
Me: "Meh, grand... I'll take that one so."
Thanks so much again, if they don't stop I'll clean them out.
tiz probably dominance then lol
the only time you cant really introduce another hamster is when the one is used to living by itself...but since you've only had Betty for a day i cant really see that being the case
and to sex the hamsters...the boys will generally have quite obvious balls lol, not as obvious as on a syrian but still noticable
and boys have a scent gland on their belly
when do we get to see pics? ^_^
gorgeous! what breed is he? he looks soooo soft!Quote:
Originally Posted by me me me
cherry the cats are beautifull. how do they all get on? and me me me hes gorgeous, hes a sharpi isnt he? (spelling?)
He is a Shar Pei I think. I love them thats why I recognised him!Quote:
Originally Posted by Livvv
I want one so I can play with their rolls :D
The hamsters are still fighting and I'm really worried. :(
I saw somewhere though that when you introduce a new hamster they may fight for up to about 12 hours.
I hope they remember and love each other again!
did you try cleaning the cage out?
or stick them in a box or summit and see if they stop fighting on neutral territory, then you'll know if Bettys fighting due to being territorial and if it is then cleaning the cage out should fix the problem