So Lizziey got two new hamsters.

[conuly]

Male and female.

When I mentioned this, she said she'll just bring the babies back to the store, that the salesperson told her to do this.

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Hamsters eat their babies, don't they? And are terribly unsocial, right?

Yeah, this is gonna end well.

Comments

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

Hamsters, when hand-raised by gentle humans, are not vicious. The only time my hamster ever bit anyone was when victoriacatlady stuck her finger in his cage through the bars. He may have thought it was food.

Hamsters may or may not eat their young. I have no experience with this. Hamsters do not like to share their cages with other hamsters or any other rodents. I have heard that there is a breed of hamster that is an exception to this rule, but I don't know what kind it is. I have hamster books, if you want them. I'm not planning to get another hamster.

[malantha.livejournal.com]

Sometimes dwarf hamsters can be kept together if they were raised together, but even then it's recommended to keep an eye on them.

Syrians (the type which are most commonly sold in pet stores) definitely shouldn't be kept together. They fight a lot. I didn't know that until after I brought my 2 two home. They woke me up at 3am making this horrible screeching sound at each other and fighting like crazy so I had to separate them.

The only time mine ever bit me were when my hands smelled like food. :P