Breeding Roborovski Hamsters - Milkbun Hamstery

Breeder Article: Are Robo Hamsters Social? In the hamster community, it is often a very popular belief that *all* hamsters are “strictly solitary”. While this may be broadly true for some species, from the experience of breeders who work with a variety, it becomes quickly apparent that each of the different species have very different social behaviors and tendencies. It is, in my opinion, a grave disservice to these animals to treat them as they have the exact same preferences and behaviors. Syrians  (Mesocricetus auratus),  we can pretty much collectively agree that it’s not a great idea to house together. While we don’t have much information on their true behaviors in the wild, their general reaction to another individual is sufficient evidence for our ‘domestic’ population.  From the advice of longtime breeders in Europe and observations of breeders in the US, Winter Whites (Phodopus Sungorus) tend to become aggressive towards the same sex, approaching maturity — there...

  Milkbun Hamstery's Guide to Breeding  Roborovski Dwarf Hamsters  (Phodopus roborovskii)   My name is Hannah. I have been a hamster lover and enthusiast for most of my life - in December 2024, it will have been 11 years in the hamster hobby. My enthusiasm for hamsters first began when I was nine years old, and I bought my first hamster. As you may have guessed, it was indeed a Robo. A female Agouti Roborovski that I promptly called 'Cupcake'. Like they are commonly known for, Cupcake was not very cuddly. She was quite the skittish little creature, and I could hardly touch her. But I thought she was the best thing ever. After her, I had two more female Agouti Robos, who I called 'Silk' and 'Velvet'. From a young age, I had always been interested in the concept of selective breeding, and how that has historically manifested into domestication. Choosing offspring based the individuals' unique goals, and how drastically it affects genetic temperament, appea...