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She's one of the coolest pets I've ever had. She has mostly free run of a whole room, likes to go places with me, and is super smart. Saving her was one of the best decisions of my life.
shim wrote:hello all ! i’m here to join this lovely thread and to get some advice
Username: shim
Favorite type of rodent: hamster
Tell us about your pets: i have a dog, 3 cats and a robo dwarf hamster!
Other: i need some advice! to avoid double posting i’ll comment what i need help with here.
i just got my dwarf hamster a few days ago, i have him in a big glass tank and he seems to be doing well. i was told by the person i got him from not to handle him for the first 48 hours to let him settle in. i did that. he seems to be really happy, he’s eating and drinking well and exercising a lot. my only issue is that he likes to bite. i’ll stick my hand him to give him a treat or to lightly touch him and he’ll come up to my hand and give it a nice little nibble. any tips on how to prevent this from happening or what i should be doing differently? thank you!
fluffycat6 wrote:Help please!!
I have 3 female mice that live together, and I recently introduced a baby. I introduced them on neutral territory and cleaned out the cages and they were all fine for the day. After that night though one of the females chases the baby around almost constantly. They fight and the baby squeaks a ton and runs away, and then the baby gos up and sniffs her again, and it repeats. There’s never any blood but the baby always seemed really stressed because of this so I have them separated and she seems much calmer.
I think it’s a dominance thing, but I’m not sure how to sort it out. I’m going to have to return the baby to the pet store if they don’t learn to get along so any help is appreciated
Daisyfang Weirdo wrote:fluffycat6 wrote:Help please!!
I have 3 female mice that live together, and I recently introduced a baby. I introduced them on neutral territory and cleaned out the cages and they were all fine for the day. After that night though one of the females chases the baby around almost constantly. They fight and the baby squeaks a ton and runs away, and then the baby gos up and sniffs her again, and it repeats. There’s never any blood but the baby always seemed really stressed because of this so I have them separated and she seems much calmer.
I think it’s a dominance thing, but I’m not sure how to sort it out. I’m going to have to return the baby to the pet store if they don’t learn to get along so any help is appreciated
If mice are similar to gerbils, there's a split cage method you could use to help them get along! Put them in neutral territory like you have and split them up with mesh wire or a mesh divider they can see eachother and smell eachother through, but can't get to eachother through. Three times a day swap which side the mice are in so they get used to eachothers scents and sharing territory with them. Some signs they've begun to bond and you can lift the divider to introduce them without it (still in neutral territory) are:
Sleeping next to the mesh divide together
Sleeping in the same spot the other mouse was sleeping in before them
Trying to groom eachother through the mesh
-if they show those signs or you think they're getting along, remove the divider and watch them to see if they fight. If they don't, you're good to go! If they do fight, just put the divider back in for a couple of days and try again~
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