Can a gerbil and a dwarf hamster live together?

Question

can some one please help me?

i really want to know if they can

because i am going to buy them soon!

-thanks in advance!-

Answer 1

No. The gerbil would most likely kill the dwarf hamster. You need to get either 2 gerbils, 2 dwarf hamsters, or 2 gerbils and 2 dwarf hamsters. Because they NEED a friend of their own species.

Answer 2

i would say no even though ive done it it was through almost a year of mild intrroductions into different evvirionments

Answer 3

Definitely not.

Not only can you not put a Gerbil in with your hamster, I would not even recommend putting another hamster in with your hamster.

Dwarf hamsters are social, but usually only with relatives (litter mates). If you put a new hamster in with your current one, it is very likely they are going to fight and possibly injure each other.

If you put a gerbil in with your hamster, he will probably kill it. Gerbils are faster and more aggressive than dwarf hamsters.  

Answer 4

not sure if they can try them together and if they fight them seperate them

Answer 5

No. Never mix species.  It will more than likely become bloodshed before you can stop it.

Answer 6

absolutely not! 2 breeds of rodents will NOT get along it will lead to a fatality or serious injuries either u get 2 dwarf hamsters or 2 gerbils (both do well in paris make sure u don't get a syrian teddy bear dalmation, etc. hamster they are trying to scam u all those are syrian hamsters) onli get 2 of the same s*x if u dont want them to breed i onli have 1 black russian dwarf hamster (she was 20 dollars) and she does very well on her own, i recently owned 2 female gerbils i suggest getting 2 male gerbils because they arent aggresive at all and i suggest getting 3 males because they do well in pairs of 2 or 3 also they dont give off foul smells that females sometimes do when maturing also like i said u may be able to keep 2 dwarf hamsters but DO NOT KEEP 2 SYRIANS TOGETHER!! they will kill each other when they grow old and get territorial altho gerbils are diurnal they do bite more than hamsters i had 2 gerbils and they killed each other on the 3rd day i had them