I have a question

[peanut25]

=D> babies are arriving right now as I type this. I am so excited I have butterflies

[peanut25]

I got a quick glimpse as she was getting a drink and counted 5 babies but you never know there might be more. I will give it a while before I try and bother her. Yeah I am a grandmother. \/

[amnerisryn]

Congratulations!!!!

[2hammies2luv]

\/ oh how exciting!!! hope mom and babies are doing well

[peanut25]

Mom and babies are doing fine. I want to know how many she had but don't want to bother her. I am so excited. She is next to me in the quietest room in the house (the office) and I her the babies when she gets up to go eat. She is being a good mom though. I talk to her and she looks at me like "why are you disturbing me, can't you see I don't get enough sleep and all I did was go to get food. Leave me be" I feel bad for her because they are keeping her awake so much. They are all doing fine though. \/

[Emma]

Congratulations Whisper, Bandit & peanut!! It's exciting having babies around Hamster Central!



Have you thought about finding homes yet?

[peanut25]

I have found homes for 6 of them already.: I at least will be able to visit them and know they are alright. I can't wait to find out how many she has had. I am going to keep one or two of them. Is her home suppose to stink after she has the babies. It's not a bad smell just weird?

[babyboos]

It will smell a bit strange and sadly the smell will only get worse over the next fortnight until you finally get the chance to clean the enclosure out. I prepare a fresh cage for them to go into and move the babies into the nest first, then put mother in afterwards, making sure to sprinkle some tasty seeds around the litter layer to keep all of them happy - I leave a lump (how descriptive I know ) of the nest material in the new enclosure with the babies to help mum settle quicker.



I am taking the boys out of one of my rearing cages tonight (21 days old) - they are using the water botle already which is handy as sometimes I have to help them find it with a lump of cucumber under the spout but these big bruisers have been drinking themselves for a few days now. The girls will stay until they are 28 days old or thereabouts - probably Saturday - then mum will get a well earned 3-4 month rest.

[Coco1]

Congrats peanut! How exciting. Can't wait to see some photos once they're old enough to show themselves!

[peanut25]

How long should I wait before attempting to clean her home? She seems to not mind me going in and giving her more food and fresh water but I don't want to push my luck to far.