I need help finding species of hamsters. I want a non-dwarf hamster that does not bite, and can live with other hamsters. If there are none, than I'd prefer hamsters that live together. Thanks!
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Golden hamsters are also called "Syrian hamsters"; "teddy bear hamsters" are Syrian hamsters with long hair. One of the most important features of the Golden Hamster is its solitary nature. Though they are raised as part of a litter, once they are over 10 weeks of age, they will not tolerate the company of another hamster. They must be caged singly. Adult males will fight if caged together, sometimes killing one another.
Golden Hamsters are normally docile, especially with people.
Gerbils are social animals and live in small family groups in the wild. They will cuddle, groom, chase, and wrestle with each other. As with other social animals, e.g., wolves, there is usually one dominant pair that mates, and the older offspring help care for the young. As the offspring reach adolescence and adulthood, they leave their social group to form another.
In captivity, gerbils prefer to be in social groups as well, though it is up to the owner to keep the group at an optimal size.
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Golden Hamsters are he mostcommon and best pets. Th're even temperd and cute.
Good luck
I suggest you get a gerbil instead. You said you want a social syrian hamser, and thats not happening. I own two gerbils! Gerbil people are very jealous of hamsters. Hamsters have the popularity that rightfully belongs to gerbils. While hamsters have cuter faces and softer fur, they are just not as nice or fun as gerbils. They are nocturnal so usaully all you see is the back of your hamster sleeping in a ball in one corner. They are not ready to play until it's time for you to go to bed. Then they obsessively run that wheel, th-th-tha-thumping all night long. Hamsters smell up the cage very quickly and will pee on you. Hamsters are solitary animals, so you need to keep one per cage. This makes keeping them more expensive and breeding them more difficult than gerbils.
Gerbils are great! They are dinural, so are awake night and day. They get very excited about any new thing you put into the tank for them and will immediately explore it. You can make cardboard buildings/tunnels for them and they will love crawling into, through, over, and on them. Then they will gnaw it all up. You can house two for a $25 10 gallon set up. They are by far the cleanest of all the small pets, so bedding is not a big expense. They live in clans and groom, nest, play together. You can house up to seven boys in one tank (five gallons of space per gerbil). They are easy to breed and both mother and father are great parents. Gerbils come in about 40 colors and varieties. They are not a big commitment as the life span is about 3 1/2 years.
I really hope you get to experience the joy of owning a pet gerbil, they are the best rodents to have, in my opinion!=)
Good luck with your decision! This site will help you learn more about them- http://www.abcgerbils.com/
There are none. What is wrong with Dwarf Hamsters? I have two and they are the cutest things in the world to me!
definately get a teddy bear hamster. they are cute and they get along well with other rodents and they NEVER bite
dwarf hamsters are the only hamsters that can live together
Teddy bear hamsters are a big hamster and are smarter and more friendly than the dwarf hamsters. syrian gold hamster.
the best is a syrian but they live alone. i don't know of anykind that will get along except maybe the Campbells breed.
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