Heeelp!!!

[Jerry]

Hello! Two weeks ago i bought a winter white. At the pet shop she was a male, home she became a female. She was keept in the cage with a male, so i tought she might be pregnant. Tree days ago i saw her bigger than usual. Today i saw that her vagina is open. I'm scared as hell... She might give birth tonight? Please i need your help!!

[herbi7]

Don't panic, if she gives birth she will mainly need to be left alone and quiet or she might eat her babies.

[Hentala]

If she is indeed going to give birth soon, you can't help her anyhow - just leave her be, don't check on her or pick her up. The only thing you can do iss give her much of a nesting material, shredded paper for the best, and hope that she's going to give birth without complications. Also don't peek into her nest - if the babies will be born, they will make you aware of their presence by squeaking quietly.

[Sm_banks]

Leave her alone and cover the cage with a blanket or towel. I had the exact same thing happen to me. Be quiet and discreetly fill up her food and water when needed. But being from a petshop she is probably a younger hamster so the stress might make her eat her babies as well, good luck

[FreddyAndMe]

Make sure the cage has either very, very fine bar spacing or even better is a plastic one so that the babies do not escape. Give the hamster a large amount of unscented, plain toilet roll so she can make a nest to have her babies. Ensure that she has PLENTY of food at all times and two water bottles plus available so that when the babies get bigger they won't all be tussling over one bottle. Once she is set up you must not touch her or the babies, especially the babies, even with gloves, as the mother can be put off and reject or even kill and cannibalise her offspring. Be warned that the mother may become aggressive and never want to be handled again after raising the babies, so brace yourself for if that does unfortunately happens. When the babies are 20 days old (I THINK, note THINK, that it is this amount of time, you should most definitely look this up) you should begin taming them so they're friendly to whoever they go to. Right now concentrate on providing lots of food and give her a BIG pile of bedding, then leave her be and get on the phone to see if anyone you know and would trust would like a hamster. Hope this helps, sorry I am not an expert but it is the best I can do

[Jerry]

Thank you so much. It's first time when i have hammies and i do not have experince with things like this. I hope she will be fine... I gave her a loooooooot of tissue papper, she's very quite... I'll give you news in the morning... Finger crossed!! Thank you so much...

[Jerry]

Now, she's active, running in her weel, chewing bars... I don't see any babyes in her house...

[Sm_banks]

Take the wheel out right now. She might injure the babies if she is running on the wheel and she drags them on it. Also you should not let her chew on the bars. It can cause brain damage. She won't give birth until it is dark so there shouldn't be babies at this point. You also should not check for babies as you may transfer your scent and she might abandon them or eat them. You also had to destroy the nest to look. If she has babies you will hear them squeak. DO NOT touch the nest, her, or the pups until minimum 2 weeks if she allows it. Keep her cage covered and quiet.

[Jerry]

I removed the weel.. I woke up at 6am, and i didn't hear something... She build a huge nest in her house, she covers up all entrances.. So i couldn't see inside.

[CMB]

If she had babies she should look thinner again. You may be able to see the babies in the nest when she comes out to eat/drink etc. But don't touch them or the nest. She will eat and drink more when she has babies, so this could also be a sign she has had babies even if you can't see them. Once the babies have their eyes open and are coming out of the nest they can start getting used to people.