Hy everyone
So my country has 0 rescues and someone on my hamster group posted that they bought 2 hamsters and surprise...they had pups. The owner did not want to keep them at all, and they were living in a very small bird cage about 15 by 30 cm. Because the pups are just 5 days old and the owner wanted to give them up no matter where (even to the pet-shop) i offered to take the female with her pups as a foster carer until they reach 5 weeks old and can be rehomed.
So below you got the set-up that i made + a video of the mother and pups. The green square is the original enclosure and they are housed in a Ikea Samla bin with no lid at the moment.
My questions are:
Mother seems agitated...should i put a wheel? I read somewhere that a wheel is not a good idea when pups are involved as they can get injured.
How old do the pups have to be to be safely separated from the mother?
Knowing that all this time the female was not separated from the male, what are the chances of a second litter coming?
Thank you for any help.
Video of hamster
