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Why did my hamster eat her sister?

i went to see my dad for the day and when i came back the next day my one female called bambi. and i saw her on the little platform eating sumething but i could not see the other. then the next day i saw bambi dead and blood were my other hamster was and i fond out that bambi had killed her sister. why did my hamster eat the other???

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Answer #1

maybe she was hungry and decided that ‘hey sis, you look pretty damn tastey’ and she took a bite and thought, ‘hey that’s pretty good’ and then devoured her sister. Only leaving the small intestine for fear of bacteria.

lol, jks. I has a hamster that did that once.

Answer #2

maybe she was hungry.

Answer #3

It could have happened for a number of reasons, including dominance, territory issues, etc. I found a few good answers on the site: http://www.funadvice.com/q/why_did_my_hamsters_eat_eachother http://www.funadvice.com/q/why_do_hamsters_eat_each_other

Answer #4

most likely defective if it was born with illnes the animals kill the young so as to not continue to breed bad genetics weakening all future offspring

Answer #5

i think she was hungry

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