Chinese Hamsters - Anyone Kept Them?

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My sons syrian hamster died last week and as it was his holy communion on Saturday I suggested getting a new one that day

The pet shop had chinese hamsters and on advice from the shop worker we bought two males. They are pretty cute

Howeever I just wondered whether anyone here has kept them and can tell me their experoiences with them as thats always better than books and care sheets IMO

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Simon
 
Have kept them before. Ideally should be kept singly like syrian hamsters, you might get away with two males for longer than you would females but chances are that they will start fighting and nipping each other as they get older and become mature males.

They probably wouldnt aim to kill each other like syrians but the constant squabbles with Chinese hams usually leaves them with even less of a tail and very nipped bellies and backsides which so easily get infected. A lot of shops sell them in pairs and i've given up trying to explain to them that its a bad idea because one day, now or in a years time, chances are you will end up with a more dominant and aggressive male!

They make fantastic pets, especiallt the males, the only thing you have to get over is the size of their... ahem.... balls LOL especially when the weather is warm! Thewy are the best dwarf hamster for kids to have as they are very good and clinging on and climbing but nowhere near as fast.

Got any photos? We like photos! :)
 
no photos just yet cos they have hardly come out to play, they;re about 6 weeks old

they;re attractive to look out and I;m looking forward to handling them, letting them settle for now

I asked the woman in the pet store and she went on about how you can keep pairs!! what a pain!!
 
ive got a chinese male hamster and he was kept with another male stupid pet shop so me and my sister keep them in seperate cages

when they reach sexual maturity they fight and aim to bite the other privates so to speak and are very nasty
 

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