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[b.c.f.c]

as some of u may know from further down the household pets forum im trying to breed my hammys. i mated them about 10-12 days ago and i checked her out today after feeding her and shes heavily pregnant and i mean heavy.her nipples are rearly showing and her stomach is huge so im expecting a few babys.im well excited but my moms sed im not aloud to keep none of the young at one point when she fell off the bed i thought she may of had a miss carrage but thank fully she hasnt.but ive got another question i think u guys can help me out with (fingers crossed) will she kill and eat some of her babys if she has too many?it would be dredful if she did but i dont think shes that sort of hammy but i just want to be sure any help would be great thx

 

[mm_simb]

She could but if you handle them the first week of birth you will really increase the chances. Just don't even touch her or her babies during the first week. Just go by the cage/tank/container to give her food and water.
Do you have good homes for them lined up? You shouldn't have bred them if you didn't know if you could keep them or where they would be going to.

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

She shouldn't, as long as you keep her heavily fed, and leave her and the babies alone (besides changing the "ppop corner") for the most part until the babies get a light coat of fur. Are you only feeding her hammy food? If so I would recommend picking up some yogurt drops, give her one every couple of days...well, evey three days...too many of those will give them diaria..Oh, and as an added bonus (I used to breed hammy's, so I know...worked in pet stores for over seven years in the small animal department. ) Go to Walmart, go to the pet section...or garden area, depending on where they keep their bird seed. Buy a bag of dried corn on the cob. Ppl feed this to squirrels, but your hammy's teeth never stop growining like a squirrel, and she needs added protien if she will have to nurse a large litter. Giver her one of these as needed (whenever all of the corn is gone.) Mine always loved it. Stop buying her chews all together..anything you let her chew on that is wooden...unless it is a hammy pine house, it is bad for them. I would also invest in some vitamin drops for her water...only fill her water half way, add the drops, and change it every day. GOOD LUCK! Email me if you want to for more help. Also, where do you live? Interested in selling a female hammy to me? I would like one! Are the parents tri-colored, blk, golden, or mini?

Oh, have you givenher nesting materials yet? Ball up a sheet of newspaper and throw it in there, or go out and buy one og those straw hammy hut balls at your local pet store...do not giver her toilet tissue...she might try to eat it, and most of that stuff is scented, giver her kitchen towel paper if you have a roll laying around..one sheet will do. Do not give her cotton, even if it is made for hammy's. I have had it tangle around baby hammy limbs...bad stuff. I WANT PICS!!!

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

she will eat/kill the sick babies guarenteed if there is any

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

Yeah, but there shouldn't be alot if you take care of her while she is preggy...it does happen, but if she eats one and takes care of the rest...then you know that there was something wrong with that one, and it was for the best. I didn't have it happen alot, but it has happened. It is nice just to know what might happen. But keep a positive attitude, and this all should go positively.

 

[b.c.f.c]

im feeding her hammy food and different types of fruit and veg i went to the pet store today to get her some vitamin drops for her water. ive gave her kitchen towel paper for her bed. im going to give the corn a go tonight to see if she likes it and o ye wat are yogurt drops? i dont know wat colours the pups are going to be as all hers and his brothers and sisters were different colours but i would expect most of them to be golden and white like the male and a sort of blue grey like the female.shes geting bigger by the day now and i think theres only about 5-6 days left till shes expected to give birth. ive got homes for 7 pups as i dont know how many theres going to be but im expecting a few.


ps: i live birmingham england and o ye i might be able to post pics soon hoefuly.

 

[Stagette]

Yogurt drops are like chocolate drops you can get for hammies, most pet shops stock them in the food and treats section You should also try giving her some protein in the forms of small pieces of cheese and small pieces of cooked meat as she will need this whilst she's suckling the babies. She shouldn't kill them unless (a) theres something wrong with one or maybe two of them and then she might dispose of them to save the others or (B) she is disturbed then she will kill them all in order to protect them, i know it sounds strange but thats how a hammies mind works I can't wait to see some pics when they are old enough and goodluck

 

[b.c.f.c]

i gave her some cheese last night out of my hand and she seemed to like it so i gave her some in her food bowl and i woke up this morning and it was all gone so i think she rearly likes it thanks for the idea.

 

[Bloo]

I hate to say this, but cheese is a very bad idea Due to the consistency of cheese etc. if they put cheese in their cheek pouches, bits can get left behind as it tends to "stick" to the moist inside skin, and it can result in a very very nasty infection and even death as a result. I would strongly advise *not* to feed cheese to hamsters.....

 

[b.c.f.c]

wat more can go wrong first she falls off the bed now she could get ill wen being pregnant.i only give her a bit so hopefully all is still ok but im glad u told me other wise i would be feeding her some more tonight.

 

[Bloo]

it's ok we all live and learn ! I'm sure she will be ok just being fed cheese the once.

 

[Stagette]

it's ok we all live and learn ! I'm sure she will be ok just being fed cheese the once.

I've always fed my hammies small tiny pieces of cheese (and other breeders and keepers i know do) and been working as a veterinary nurse for the last 7 years and never had a problem or seen a problem caused by feeding cheese but i suppose theres always a first

 

[WILDER]

Well if mice eat cheese, cant see a peice hurting a hamster.

 

[WILDER]

Just don't let her stuff it in her pouches.

 

[Skylar]

The hamster will stuff some of it in her pouches, Wilder. I suggest feeding her a teeny tiny piece. No more than that because if it stays in her pouches, it'll get all yucky. ^_~ Try a mix of wet cat food and hamster mix. The cat food will give her protein.