Winter white hamster help?

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Heres the story:  3 months ago i bought  2 "winter white hamsters" to my surprise only one was a winter white and the other was a russian campbell. 2 months ago i found out that they (there females) were fighting. I thought they were just playing because they are my first hamsters. 1 month ago i found out that one is a Russian campbell and thats why they have been fighting to the point were they make some weird noises. The russian hamster bites a lot, like when blood comes out of your finger. When they fight none have had injuries. Thats why on friday im going to sell my russian hamster(snowball) to my cousin. Well my question is im going to be buying another female winter white on friday too, and so im going to have 2 winter white hamsters. My cousin gave me only $20, and my mom will buy the other hamster with her own money. So i only have $20 and i want to get a tank to put both hamsters. All of this is going to be bought at Petsmart. So what size of tank should i buy according to my budget? What type of water bottle (for the TANK) should i buy according to the tank and my budget? Please answer all of these answers and include links(please please please include links to what im buying), also i have bedding, hidy house, and running wheel. And my last question: how do i intruduce a 4 month old winter white female to a new winter white (probably a month or two old)? Please help me and answer all of my questions and the most informative answer gets chosen as BA. Sorry for writting so much. Thanks!

Daniel Smith · Accepted Answer

Well, for 2 hamsters you really need around a 40 gallon tank so they won't be fighting for space all the time, and I also have a winter white and he is very tame, but they can get feisty with other hamsters. Unfortunately, 40 gallon tanks cost well over $20 already, so there goes all your money. check Craigslist also to see if you can find good deals, or eBay, amazon, you have to search for these kinds of things. The water bottle can be from like $2-5 so they are pretty cheap. I would buy 2 though, for each hamster. If you cannot find a large enough tank, you can use those big storage boxes as cages for now. And If you HAVE to buy everything at petsmart, you really can't. You need at least about $60 for the tank and the water bottle I would assume. As for introducing a new hamster, first, use the cage you already have for 1, and the new cage you get for the other. Keep them separated for the first 3 days or so alone, then place some type of see through tank divider, mesh works good, And place one hamster on each side of the tank. Keep them in there and see how they act. If they do good, take out the divider and let them look and sniff the other hamster. If you notice any conflict, separate them and start over. Keep doing this until you see they can be trusted to stay together. I will now try to find you some good deals for your supplies....
Tank-best I could find new- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Aqueon-Glass-40-Gallon-Breeder-Fish-Tank-36-x18-x16-/251127754383?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a78616e8f
Water bottle- for glass tanks- http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752677
Also this is what I mean by storage bin- http://www.google.com/search?q=large+storage+bins&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=MaMoUKDOF4Gm9ATByoDQCw&biw=768&bih=928&sei=NKMoUPXvAoGe8QTs2IGQAQ#biv=i|18;d|Q-2_fVsRM4KVAM:
For the bin obviously keep the lid off. They are about $10 maybe. Phew that was probably the most time I have taken answering a question on here! Haha hope I helped and good luck!

? · Answer

Heyy so  all you need is a hamster cage with some toys a little food bowl and a water bottle that hangs on if u cant find a water bottle that hangs on then you can always zip tie it on and it works great and also to interduse them if you have like a play create u can put them in or just have them sit in the cage and they should be fine.! Hope this helped good luck!! :)

PDAlfaro · Answer

Ask the person at petsmart that is how I got my cage for a good price.

? · Answer

not enough money bro

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