Why male hamster will bite the f..

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I have a pair of pearl winter white hamsters. When i try to put in the male hamster into the female cage, the male hamster will chase the female hamst.. 

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I have a pair of pearl winter white hamsters. When i try to put in the male hamster into the female cage, the male hamster will chase the female hamster and try to attack her.

May i know why does this happen ??

Mating ritual really. He wants to mate with her at all odds and is showing her kinda... If he doesn't injure her I would let it slide. If he is injuring her then separate them for awhile. Start to introduce them on neutral ground here and there and work up till they like each other. Then put them together and things should improve. Although I would bet it is just a mating ritual. So be forewarned you might get babies soon. they are not use to eachother but if u put tehre cadges close enought to see eacotehr after a week of so start letting them smell eachother and when they get used to eachouther put them in the same cage. hamsters are somewhat territorial and also display dominance to females before mating. he might want to mate with her and he is waiting for her to give in or he just simply doesn't like her in his territory. he's probably not trying to attack her, they're most likely getting ready to try and breed since they are male and female.

or they're just too old and too used to being alone to be introduced to a new hamster.

syrian hamsters tend to be solitary animals, anyway.

if they are dwarf hamsters, that behavior is typical of same sex pairs when they're first introduced as the hamsters are trying to show which of them is the dominant one of the pair One Word. INSTINCT. In their natural homes, semi deserts, there isnt much room, so they are very terretorial. Also, the male might just be trying to mate. EITHER WAY KEEP THEM APART. I know this because ive had 70 hamsters, 5 dwarfs living together right now( dwarfs CAN live together) and the maker of this website-http://www.freewebs.com/hamsterhighway/i... Are you trying to breed them? You need to introduce them. Since hamsters have poor eyesight they depend on smell to identify friends. Putting their cages next to each other and swapping the hamsters between cages without cleaning them will give them the chance to get used to each other's smell and eventually smell like each other. When you do finally decided to put them together a neutral area is best. Bath tubs work great since there's a lot of room and the tubs don't hold smells. Be prepared to separate them if fighting starts. Using 2 cups so you can get one out while the other is contained works well. When rodents fight they usually bite around the face, genitals, scent glands, tails and feet. If blood is drawn then give up on that pair. It rarely gets better and usually ends up with the one being bitten dyeing.

I would caution you to think about breeding. I've included my page on when to breed and when not to breed. http://purplekatkritters.tripod.com/pet/...