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Hamster jealousy

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Question
Hey thank you for your time, umm I have two short hair hamsters, and they are both female, ones name is cookie and the other is candy, every time I give them treats Cookie wants them all to herself, and she tries to take Candy's treat away from her. Also every time, Cookie finishes her treat, and I give Candy her's she tries to take it from my hand. How can I stop this jealousy, I give them both the same things, but Cookie wants everything to herself.

Thank you so much for your time.

Answer
Hamsters always love their treats. Cookie is demonstrating normal behviour. So things are equal, take Cookie out of the cage while you give Candy her treat. This will at least ensure that Candy gets to taste the treat.

Thanks for writing, I hope this was helpful.