hamsters? . .?

me and my brother want a hamster each, but we might have to have it in the same cage, what hamsters wont kill each other and would be best in the same cage? oh and what sex are best? i've owned a syrian already, and i don't want any babies

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1. male and male will fight each other. male and female will mate and have babies. female and female should get along but not 100% I had to female gerbils awhile ago and i never had problems with them fighting or anything. I would recommend getting them from the same story and proably best would be the same cage so they already know each other and only have to get used to a new home
2. a lot of hamsters do not like living with another one, so the best people to ask is the pet shop. as to sex depends if you want baby's, boys are a lot more palsied than girl hamsters
3. Hamsters are for the most part solitary animals. Two females will try to kill each other, as will two males. A male and female will mate, them try to kill each other once the female is pregnant; the male and possibly the female are both capable of cannabalizing their own babies. If you want social rodents, why not try mice or rats? Mice are super cute, and rats are way more affectionate than hamsters.
4. It all depends what you actually want in a hamster. Syrians males are probably best for first time owners, because they're easier to handle than a dwarf. Females are almost the same, and can be a lot tamer, but will run around a lot and will always try to run around. The only thing with syrians are, if you keep them together with no intervention when you realise fighting, they will kill each other. It's just how nature goes. I have never kept a dwarf, unfortunately, but I know as a fact they aren't as tame as can be. But they can be kept together most of the time. Get one from a private breeder if you plan on getting one, because they will probably have been handled and such. One specific type of hamster that can live together is a roborovski. (rob-a-rosky) They're probably the cutest type of dwarf hamster, too. ^^ http://www.kleineknaagdieren.nl/artikelen/diverse/20070721/whiteface-roborovski.jpg
5. Well, are you a first time owner? The only type of hamsters that can be kept in the same cage are Robosrovski, Chinese and Russian hamsters. As all of these types are very fast and small, and inclined to bite to defend themselves, they are not good hamsters for first time owners. I would get a syrian hamster, as they are so loving and gentle, and they love attention. Plus they are easier to handle. As they need to live alone, no risk of mating or fighting. My sister and I had a hamster, we wanted one each, but were happy enough with one. As far as sex goes: Male - Inclined to bite Female- Might be preggers when you buy it. Male + Male - Bloody battle Female + Female - Friends for a while but can suddenly turn on each other Male + Female - Need I go on? (After one year you will end up with 32,000 hamsters)
6. If its a Syrian don't put two in the same cage because they will fight each other and one of the will end up dying
7. Please DON'T listen to any answer on here. Ask the people who know about them... the people at the pet shop.
8. Well girl and boy togeth get ready for babies! Two girls may or may not fight Two boys will almost always fight
9. Syrians are not social hamsters. So it is a bad Idea to put them in the same cage if you don't wand bloody dead hamsters or new, baby hamsters. But otherwise, girl and girl are the most likely not to fight. Also, dwarf hamsters are very social critters. Try dwarf hamsters if you must put them in the same cage. But if you get dwarfs make sure you check out this website--- http://russiandwarfhamsters.tripod.com/hams/index.html
10. well i would go to Petsmart because thats where i got mine and you can just adopt them there but i would get any type of hamster but make it be half baby half adult and i would prefer girls because thay arent dominant of their territory and babys because they can be tought to be nice when you pick them up!
11. My dad owns a pet store and he nows about hamsters syrian hamsters will fight to the deth in a cage togther watever gender if u wan to keep hamsters in 1 cage get some small rusion hamsers they live well in groups and a small( be carefull not to get a male and female or they mate) make sure your cage is disind for russion hamster as they may ascape thourw the bars of a sirian hamster cage
12. I had two hamsters both boys and they did fight. I would not recommend hamsters. me and 3 of my friends have had them and we all did not like them.they always bite and do not like being played with or held