Latest Update On The Robos / Musings

[corinrae]

Per my last entry, the husband and I took the males back to the store. When we told them what was going on, they offered to let us trade the female for a male, rather than the two males for females. The husband thought this seemed to be acceptable, so we took her back last night and got a him. When we got home, I cleaned the cages to try to get the

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Why not just bring the female back and get your money back

[tjsvixen]

Often times introducing another hammie, even if a sibling, later on will eventually cause friction. Also, the threes a crowd usually rings true for social hamsters. My recommendation would have been to just A. Put the female in another cage, or B. Return the female for a refund and let them deal with the potential babies.

Good luck. Having had Robos multiple times, more than three never worked out and even sometimes two didn't work out. The cage should be larger than a 10gallon tank for two. Should house two wheels, two water bottles and two dishes. With three it should house three wheels, three food dishes and at least two water bottles. Not to mention three different locations for them to get away from. this allows them all their own personal space.

Hope the information helps. I used to rescue hamsters and have done a ton of research. These are all the recommendations and most come from my vet who specializes in small animals such as Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc....

C

Re: Why not just bring the female back and get your money back

[corinrae]

The store policy is only to do store credit or to trade, so we decided to just go ahead and keep the three.

As for the cage setup, right now we've got a CritterTrail 3 connected to 2 CritterTrail Minis, so there's a food dish, a water bottle, and a wheel for each. I've also got a nest ball, U-tube, and wooden house divided between the three rooms, so everyone's got a little place to cuddle up. Plus, if I need to separate them, I've already got cages set up, so it's just a matter of pulling the connecter tubes out and blocking off the holes with a bubble vent or cover.

[corinrae]

I mixed up the cage setting, so hopefully they won't get into it with each other. I guess now I'm at the "time will tell" stage. :/