Can a pregnant Teddy bear hamster still use the wheel?

Question

can a pregnant Teddy bear hamster still use the wheel?

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Answer 1

My female hamsters  had continued use to their exercise wheels right up to the actual day of the birth of their litters...all the babies were fine.

Some manageable  exercise will help with the labour.

She will need privacy, so provide a hamster house for her nest.

Extra food & bedding too.

Avoid  giving paper shedding beddings, as the new born can get entangled in the thin 'stringy' stuff.

Depending on your cage, if possible, hang the wheel a bit higher, or on a higher level, so only the mum can access it.

Once the babies are here, wear gloves or use chopsticks!... to avoid leaving your scent in the cage during cleaning or refilling food bowls.

The mum will keep the nest clean.

Just remove the soiled sawdust  with a spoon & add fresh ones, don't clean out the cage completely as it will upset the mum.

Answer 2

Yes she can. But after she has the pups take away the wheel, she could carry the pups to the wheel and run on them. aka killing them

Good Luck!

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Answer 3

she can but dont let her run on it too much she needs rest too!.try to give her vitamins and minerals. theres stuff at pet stores u can buy.they are drops u put in the water.read the back of the bottle and see how many drops u put in it im pretty sure its one or two.try to get that stuff its great for growing healthy hamsters! good luck :)

Answer 4

Of course, she's pregnant, not handicapped.

Answer 5

yes of course unless she cant move then ya got a problem

Answer 6

Why not? Do you think she is disabled now?

Answer 7

Yes, but no.

If she gets too much exercise it could hurt the babies, or cause neuro issues prebirth.

Easiest thing to do is use the wheel for 1-2 hours and give her vitamins they sell at local petstores that give electrolytes that should be in a normal hammie diet that can do a 2 birds with one stone affect to the momma and babies.

Also... Use the most beneficial food so the babies can develop properly.

And get the fluffy bedding material or 'nesting' material because the moms get nervous and create 1-3 nests and hord their food away. So give plently supply of food to hord, lab blocks and treats.

Anything else just ask!