Is my hamster pregnant

[prutis]

So me and my sister both have our own hamsters and some times we put them in the same cage don't worry they are both dwarf hamsters and i was wondering how i can tell if she is pregnant or not.

[candice clews]

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[Shannonmcn]

Just because they are dwarf hamsters does not mean they can be safely kept in the same cage sometimes. If they haven't always been together then they may fight over territory or defend their nest/hoard and seriously injure or kill eachother at ANY time, even if they have been okay with eachother in the past. Having a relatively strange hamster in their space is going to stress them out, there is no real benefit. It is really very risky and personally I would never take that risk. They don't need to "socialise" and will be perfectly happy alone.

Pregnancy is also risky, I assume you have two Russian dwarf hybrids since you don't mention they are pedigree hamsters. You don't know the genetics of these hamsters, are they also related? The pups may end up larger than they should be due to the mix of winter white/Campbell's genetics and your hamster may have difficulty giving birth, pups might get stuck, she could potentially die. Even if she delivers safely the pups may not be healthy, do you know how to hand raise them if they are rejected? Are you prepared for her to possibly cull and eat her pups? What will you do with pups if they survive?

The most noticeable signs of pregnancy are weight gain and a change of body shape. She may also start building a very large open nest. I hope that she is not because you don't seem prepared. Please stop putting them together, if she isn't pregnant now and they are opposite sexes then it is a matter of time until she is and it's really very irresponsible to let that happen to her.

[candice clews]

I agree with shannonmcn! You should never put 2 hamsters together! Eventhough they can live together, it can still mean that they will fight. Fighting can cause serious injuries and lead to death. Are you intending to breed them?

[BluerayDarkes]

Everything that Shannon said I agree with, you sound rather irresponsible. Please read through the various sections of the forum, this will give you all the information you need.

[Piebald]

Hi prutis, are you trying to get your hamster pregnant?