How to breed hamsters

minkymagicmouse · 07-06-2012, 09:43 AM

hi im new, but my hamster is a young make and i think is stunning,
id really love to breed him or find a lady hamster near were i am that he could
get to gather with, but ive never bread mine even when i had 1 make to 4 females, but minky id love him to have youngsters

HorseyMandz · 07-06-2012, 10:01 AM

You can't 'bread' hamsters just because you think they are 'stunning'. Do you know anything about hamster genetics? Is your hamster a petshop hamster or a breeder hamster? Would the lady hamster be yours or someone else's?
Please think this through, breeding shouldn't just be entered into lightly!

Lougarry · 07-06-2012, 10:04 AM

I would strongly counsel against it. Things can go very wrong, from birth defects due to incompatible genes, to mum culling the babies. Unless you've done a lot of detailed research it is too risky.

Kissa · 07-06-2012, 10:06 AM

Think Before You Breed!
Breeding Hamsters - The Ethics - Hamster Central WIKI

I strongly advise you not to do this.

Vectis Hamstery · 07-06-2012, 10:07 AM

I would read this (Think Before You Breed!) very thoroughly before you go any further as well as investing in a copy of Hamsterlopaedia. Breeding hamsters can be enjoyable and rewarding, but can also be heartbreaking, hard work and costly. Responsible and ethical breeding for heath, temperament and NHC standards is one thing, but breeding for 'fun' is another - there are plenty of hamsters in rescue looking for new homes already.

Charley101 · 07-06-2012, 10:07 AM

Breeding is not as easy as people think. There are many risks. I hope you decide against it...

minkymagicmouse · 07-06-2012, 10:09 AM

oh right well i know the hamsters come from breaders who are screened,

my partners sister used to bread them all the time, or what ever get littlies,
ive always wanted my own because they seem so wonderful,
and he is a lovely healthy boy, ive been told hes a fine example, of a hamster by a few people

minkymagicmouse · 07-06-2012, 10:16 AM

mum never let me as she didn want babies but she bread rodants, and so did my partners sister,

iv always wanted my own syrian hamster babies not loads just one lot because id love to see them grow,

thats why i was asking for the best way to do so i cant any way for a while

but always wanted to know the correct way to do so i read books but they dont really tell you the best way to do so , i dont want them fighting.

minkymagicmouse · 07-06-2012, 10:31 AM

ooh dear i seem to have really annoyed people and i have only been hear about 10 mins oh well sorry i was only asking as id love my own little ones one day but oh well sorry ive seem to get on the wrong side of people so quickly maybe i should leave

Vectis Hamstery · 07-06-2012, 10:36 AM

I can't speak for anyone else, but I didn't attend to come across as annoyed. At least you asked before you did anything like mate your hamster. I just want you to have all the facts so you can make a decision about whether to breed, or whether you wait and research or whether it's not for you at the moment instead of rushing in. Perhaps you could look at some of the other breeding threads as common themes arise, and search for one about a hamster called Hush Puppy (especially page 8 onwards).
Please don't stop asking questions

ETA: found the thread and linked it!