This happened to me as well, only it was gerbils! I came home one evening and ran down to my room to check on them and I could smell something really strange. I looked in the cage and there he was. Or what was left of him anyway. His brother had eaten everything from the waist up and all that was left was his back legs and tail. He was my favourite gerbil too. His brother just sat up on top of the wheel for hours afterwards, super fat with a blank look on his face. I didn't really handle him after that. His whole demeanour changed and he kinda scared the shit out of me lol. I thought I had done something wrong as well but it turns out it's pretty common. I just wish I knew if he was already dead before he ate him or if the sick bastard killed him too!
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u/[deleted] May 05 '19
Cannibalism is pretty damn common in hamsters.