What's good to feed nursing mother - Page 2

randy · 11-03-2010, 03:04 PM

7 black and 2 white at last count, every time I go home it seems like they multiply. I'm thinking about not looking into the cage any more. Eyes not open yet, they are 15 days old. randy

**Hope** · 11-04-2010, 03:07 AM

That means that mum is keeping them well hidden!

Eyes should open within a couple of days.

randy · 11-06-2010, 08:24 AM

The babies are 18 days old, cleaned out their cage yesterday and everyone is doing fine this morning. Don't know exactly how many she did have but we have 10 pups, 8 black and 2 cream color, they are about as big as my thumb and are already starting to fight over things. When taking them out of the cage yesterday the momma wasn't very happy with me but it was all done with out one bite. I held two of them yesterday for a few minutes each and one took a small bite which felt like a little kitten biting.
Can we start to hand train them a little time each day or is it still to early?

mrnibblesmommy · 11-06-2010, 08:53 AM

wow congrats! ten is a LOT poor mommy hamster, lol. i started handling when the eyes were all open, thats when it's best...are the pups eyes all open? if so you can start to hand train them.