i found this for people who is looking for information on breeding

[couchy]

breeding hamsters

i dont know if any of you have seen it or made it lol, but i was just browsing though the net and i come across this, i was looking for info on breeding hammies for this person i know, she have already produced loads of litters but i just wanted her to know more about what she is doing as she have not got the internet, i have given her some advice on how to sex them and thier colour genetics but i thought give her some more stuff too.

she also had a problem with one of her females, she bred her once when she was quite young and now she said she is about over a year and a half old or something and she keeps mating the hamsters but the female goes back into season after about over a week or so, im popping down there on thursday and i could print off some advice that you give for her

[lisab]

Hmm some of the things i dont agree with. like personally i wouldnt give a bowl of water to babys full stop.

I would maybe suggest that she joins here, or go to some local shows where she could have a proper chat with breeders.

[radiocricket]

While some of the information is correct in that article, much of it is very wrong! Some parts of it are wrong to the point of losing pups- too young a handling age, weaning age and dishes of milk or water. This was written by a novice breeder, not an experienced one. It just reminds me that it's one of the things on my ever growing to-do list. I wouldn't give this article to your friend at all, the bad information is very bad. Instead, give them a copy of Peter Logsdail's book Hamsterlopaedia:

Hamsterlopaedia on Amazon

As far as your second question about the female not conceiving, she is now past breeding age. Females become infertile around a year old. She needs to stop being mated on the off chance that she does conceive as it would be risky to her health to carry a litter at this point, it would be like a 60 year old human becoming pregnant. The breeding range for a female is 4-12 months. Once you factor in time off between litters, you can only get 2-3 litters out of a female, any more than that and you're not breeding with the hamster's best interest's in mind.

-Janice

[couchy]

yea ill tell her and ill recommend on her getting the hamsterlopedia book and il ltell her that her female must be infertile, thank you tho, i just hope that she will stop doing it now and hopefully she will get all the info needed. thank you

about the link i give after re reading it properly a do dis agree on most of the things there too silly me >.<