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Originally Posted by Shina
Guys, she gave birth today... Was it why? I just thought she was chubby, but she was pregnant... Thought she was housed with a girl, before I got her. I feel cheated... But I'll try my best to look through what I have to do for those babes.
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Yes, that was the reason. My dwarf hamster was pregnant which was unknown to me and she bit me when i picked her up.
You need to leave the mother and babies alone until they surface by themselves and give plenty of bedding and extra food. Make sure there's always fresh water. Best to remove the wheel for now and level the set up out so there are no fall risks or risks of the babies getting squashed by anything heavy. Be very careful not to disturb the nest because any kind of disturbance could upset the mother. That's all you can do at the moment.
I didn't do any of that because i had no idea until one of the babies came to the surface at around 10-12 days old.
I was in the same situation and it was a shock but the good people on this forum guided me through it and all turned out well in the end.
The babies were rehomed and i had my friendly and gentle dwarf hamster back.
There is a thread called "Gertie had babies" where i seek advice and chat about my experience.