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Old 11-18-2019, 12:26 PM  
Vectis Hamstery
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Default Re: Prevent mum pregnancy from son

Oh my! What a surprise!

I'm glad Gabby is separated out from Gigi and her litter.

It is safe to leave mum with her babies until the babies are 4 weeks old. It is at that time you should separate the males from the females. You can tell the sexes from 2 weeks old (the earliest it is safe to touch the babies) but the babies should stay with their mum until they are 4 weeks old. They need to feed from her and learn how to be a hamster

Don't touch or disturb the mum or babies from now until the babies' eyes are fully open at 2 weeks old. I'm glad the breeder is taking the babies back.

Although I wrote this about Chinese hamsters, the principles are the same for Campbells too: https://vectishams.com/chinese-hamster-litter-care/
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