Please help asap!

[cindymonteque]

Hi so i'm leaving my two whinterwhite dwarf babies, which i just got a week ago, tommorrow for vacation for 4 days (3 nights) and i don't know how much food they can have, i already filled a food bowl but i have no idea if it's too little or too much please help!!!

[souffle]

Can't you get someone to check in on them daily? I mean 4 days as a pair who are just new alone is much too long. They could have a major fight or knock the water bottle off or something.
Scatter feed as well as the food in the dish and be very generous just to be sure they have enough. Babies eat a lot/ Also give a lump of cucumber in case the water bottle drains though I would get a sitter to check them.

[cypher]

I agree with souffle, you really do need someone to look in on them at least once a day for that length of time, preferably someone who knows a bit about hams as if they do begin to fight they might even need to be separated or you could come home to one injured or even dead ham.
With just one food bowl they may well fight, as souffle said scatter feeding is a good thing to do & maybe a couple of bowls, if it's warm a piece of cucumber might get a bit manky in four days & could cause some mould in the cage but it is about the only precaution you can take against water bottle problems.
You can't really give them too much food if you do go away, they'll either hoard or ignore any they don't need to eat.

[racinghamster]

It`s not so much leaving them a lot of food which they will hoard and more than one water bottle, but the fact that you have TWO hamsters sharing a cage and nobody to monitor any arguments that may happen while you are not there. Keeping a pair of dwarf hamsters together can be volatile at the best of times, but leaving them unattended with no chance of separation to avoid potential injuries is more concerning. It`s better to have someone look after them who can take immediate action (have a spare cage or container/bin cage) ready for any separations should any fighting ensue.

It`s a risk, but one that you need to think about carefully. x

[freyashamsters]

Two dwarfs could turn on each other very quickly and there could be disastrous results. Babies also eat a lot, especially if there's more than one!

If you absolutely cannot find anyone to look after them then I'd recommend completely filling up two food bowls and scattering a generous amount around the cage. Fill up two fairly large water bottles (150ml or so) and leave some cucumber if they run out