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Can hamsters mate with other rodents?
no, hamsters and mice cannot breed, they’re two completely different genuses.
Which rodents can interbreed?
MICE, RATS, HAMSTERS, GERBILS ETC Golden Hamsters and Romanian Hamsters produce sterile hybrid offspring which are intermediate in type. Campbell’s Dwarf Russian Hamster hybridizes freely with the Siberian Hamster (Winter White Russian Dwarf Hamster) and produces fertile hybrid offspring; these may be sub-species.
Can gerbils mate with mice?
Gerbils and mice can’t breed because their genetics are different. They’re both rodents but are sufficiently different that they can’t interbreed. Only animals with similar genetics can produce viable offspring. Gerbils and mice will fight if kept together because they don’t get along, making mating impossible.
What would happen if you put a mouse and a hamster together?
Mice and Hamsters You can not keep mice and dwarf hamsters in the same cage. If you have particularly aggressive animals you may not be able to even keep the animals in the same room because the interaction, even at a distance, may cause your pets stress.
What animals Can gerbils live with?
Gerbils are social and can live with other gerbils, but may be viewed as prey by more aggressive species. Guinea pigs are social but need to be introduced carefully because some individuals are quite territorial and may attack any animal they view as invading their territory.
Can mice and hamsters breed?
Can gerbils and hamsters breed?
No they can’t at all. Gerbils and hamsters are quite different from how they appear and are quite unwilling to interbreed. They would much rather fight to the death rather then breed together.
How many gerbils can live together in a cage?
Gerbils are social animals, and they actually live in colonies of up to 20 individuals in a colony. This means that you can house together several gerbils and they would be fine, but their cage needs to be very large. The more gerbils you own, the larger the cage.
Why is my hamster snapping at my gerbil?
An irritated hamster that hasn’t rested well enough will be very hard to handle, and will snap at the gerbil. Conversely, while the gerbil sleeps at night, the hamster will wake up and do his own hamster things. This will wake up the gerbil and he will not rest well, leading to other fights.
What kind of tail does a gerbil have?
The only hamster that resembles a gerbil is the Chinese, with its long slender body and longer tail. Not as long as the gerbil’s tail, but definitely longer than the other hamster tails (which are just stubs). Gerbils have longer bodies, and look like a bit of a cross between a mouse and a squirrel, minus the bushy tail.