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03-03-2017, 05:33 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 21
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hi
hello. im meka and i have a mama hamster and her 6 babies unfortunately one of them died and i have no clue why and im new of owning hamsters because when i bought her i had no idea she was pregnant so yeah im new can tell me the basic steps of owning a hamster?
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03-04-2017, 01:20 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Yorkshire, UK but my heart lies in Scotland!
Posts: 28,192
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Re: hi
Welcome - it is not uncommon to find that a hamster is pregnant as pet shops are bad at sexing hamsters and often get mixed sex groups in their shop tanks.
Make sure you leave the new mama very much along and apart from giving her lots of good food and small chopped veggies and clean water don;t touch anything at all or disturn her till the babies have their eyes open and are out and about. It is not unusual for one or even more to die young as sometimes there is a little something wrong inside and they do not survive. The commonest cause is when their tummies cannot accept and digest food correctly so they swell up.
If you have to remove a dead baby then use a clean spoon that you have rubbed in the bedding.
I hope the rest of the litter does well.
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03-05-2017, 02:49 PM
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#3
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 21
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Re: hi
yeah thanx. i gotta tell ya that they are grown up now - 4 weeks or something and they are still with their mom. is that bad ? because i want to breed her with another mate ?
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03-05-2017, 03:09 PM
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The Hamtologist
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Southern United States
Posts: 2,855
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Re: hi
Hello and welcome to hamster central
I'm no breeder and souffle knows a lot more than me on this subject so she can correct me if I get any information wrong, but I would recommend separating them into groups of their own sex, or better yet to avoid more pregnancies, all in separate enclosures. I don't believe you specified which species they are, but either way they'll need to be seperated as they may fight or become pregnant again and the last thing you want is hamsters multiplying exponentially! As for breeding I would highly discourage you from it. As your female is from the pet store and you are unsure of both her genotype and phenotype as well as her lineage, it's a very risky thing to try. You mention in your original post that you're new to hamsters and ideally you should have a few years of experience with just owning hamsters before considering breeding. Breeding is very costly and will be tiring and heartbreaking. Breeding is not something to take lightly. It requires extensive knowledge of hamster colors, patterns, and genetics. You must also know and understand hamsters inside and out! You'll need to find a breeder to mentor you and acquire quality hamsters to start your line with. All in all a very complicated process, and definitely not something a beginner should be taking on.
Do you have homes picked out for all the pups? If not, you're going to need to buy large cages (450 bare minimum to start, but if they need more you'll have to upgrade) to house each and every one of them. Feeding seven hamsters is expensive and if they were to become sick, the vet bills could rack up! I hope I didn't come off as pessimistic or rude in this, just want to make sure you're aware of what it takes to keep hamsters and why breeding should be left to the pros! Good luck with them and if you need any more help, please ask
Last edited by Drago; 03-05-2017 at 03:15 PM.
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03-06-2017, 12:09 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
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Re: hi
You definitely need to separate the pups into different sex groups straight aways as they may already be old enough to mate if you're not sure which is which as Drago said put each ham into a separate cage, if you don't do it now you will end up with more pups.
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03-06-2017, 08:17 AM
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Hamster Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Re: hi
Hi Meka and Welcome to HC.
What a shock for you realising your ham was pregnant when you got her. Sorry to hear about one if the babies dying. Be sure to follow Souffle's advice.
Good Luck with the rest of the babies, becsure to keep us updated.
You've come to the right place for advice/help.
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03-07-2017, 01:51 PM
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#7
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 21
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Re: hi
hey guys thank you so much , and i gotta tell ya that i didn't start separating them yet because im still working on two diy cages anyway, 2 days ago and today i saw Isac hobbing his mom mating with her could she be pregnant?!
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03-07-2017, 01:57 PM
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The Hamtologist
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Southern United States
Posts: 2,855
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Re: hi
Quote:
Originally Posted by mekacrew
hey guys thank you so much , and i gotta tell ya that i didn't start separating them yet because im still working on two diy cages anyway, 2 days ago and today i saw Isac hobbing his mom mating with her could she be pregnant?!
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Glad to hear they're all growing well! It's definitely important they are seperated so you can avoid things like an accidental mating like you've described. It is possible she's pregnant so you'll need to keep a close eye on her and prepare once again as if she will be having a litter even if it turns out to be nothing. The mother likely isn't the only one to have been mated with unfortunately so if possible, I'd go out and get a few cheap and small bins to separate them in. Hope all goes in your favor, please ask if you have any other questions. Hopefully a breeder can come along and advise you more on preparation for a litter
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03-09-2017, 02:32 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 21
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Re: hi
yeah i guess she's pregnant because she seems heavy but i don't know some of the signs besides that she may look buffy and eats alot i don't know ...
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03-09-2017, 02:39 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 284
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Re: hi
Separate them right away. Small cages will do, for now, just make sure they can't mate again.
It's good what you're doing for the pups, a lot of beginner hamster owners kill the pups (whether intentionally or by accident) when they get accidentally pregnant hamsters.
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