AboutSheila Adby Expertise Syrian hamsters are my specialty, however, I have kept Campbells,Winter Whites and gerbils in the past. I can advise on most subjects associated with hamsters, including housing, bedding, feeding, handling, new borns and catching escapees. I have had some experience of various health problems with hamsters and can offer my opinion and advice on basic health issues, however I am not a qualified vet and therefore cannot recommend drugs etc. My website is www.thehamstersite.com
Experience I have been keeping hamsters and other small animals for more than 12 years. My favourites are Syrian hamsters and I foster litters and 'difficult' hamsters for a rescue centre. My job is to tame hamsters ready for re-homing, which is extremely rewarding. I also enjoy looking after new litters and raising the pups. I have co-written a book on hamsters with my local vet and have a website: www.thehamstersite.com
Publications Hamsters in Sickness and in Health - Sheila Adby and Dan O'Neill ISBN186163218-5 (Capall Bann Publishing)
Education/Credentials Educated to A Level standard in the UK.
Question is it possible to have 2 female russian dwarf hamsters and another female robo hamster living in the same cage?
Answer Hi Eric
You should not mix the different species. No doubt someone has tried this and has been successful, but I certainly wouldn’t recommend it. Hamsters can get very territorial and even with the same varieties of dwarf hamsters living together they can fight as one of them will always want to be the dominant one and I would imagine that if you put the two varieties together there would be a lot of fighting and the robo would end up getting hurt. It is better to keep them in separate cages.
