Could my hamster be pregnent?

Question

okay so when i got my hamster, i left her alone, then a couple days later when i thought she was used to the enviroment i tried to pet her and she bit me.After that i went to the pet store to buy stuff for her to play in. When i got home and assembled the tube she immediatly started building a nest up there, she brings any treats or foods that i give her up there.She is also very picky on what she will eat and usually digs through her food bowl and the food goes everywhere!

I have noticed that she has seemed to be getting bigger(fatter).This is only my 2nd hamster, and my first one was already tamed because i got her from a friend who was moving, I don't know if she could be pregnant.

Answer 1

i've had 2 pregnant moms and they never bit me when i tried to touched them. but what happened with both f them was a a hour or 2 i saw them shaking. their whole bodies shaking. hamsters carry babies for about 2 or 2.5 weeks.   if she does give birth don't panic. give her extra bedding. here is site all about that

http://www.advice-on-pet-care-and-pet-pr...

Answer 2

I doubt it.

By your description of her, she's behaving like any hamster- all hamsters, male or female, pregnant or not, make nests and store their food in there. They also are selective feeders and know what they like- it's like you choosing ice cream over an apple or visa versa. They're not robots!

And they can get overweight but are also quicker growers- they're fully grown by about four-six months, so her getting fatter may be due to her just eating fatty food from her bowl.

Keep an eye on her, but it doesn't sound like she is pregnant, to be honest.

Answer 3

It is very difficult to tell if a hamster is pregnant. The reason being her size won't increase until the last 4 days before delivery. I have even had one dwarf that never got significantly fat but went on to deliver a litter of 4!

Sometimes hamsters new to an environment can build nests, hoard food and get fatter (due to the better food and attention from the pet owner). So it can be very confusing as she might look like pregnant.

However we cannot rule out the possibility of pregnancy completely since in pet shops, by mistake, the hamsters are sexed wrongly and kept together resulting in a pet owner unwittingly buying a pregnant hamster.

Some clues of pregnany include when she may be building a bigger nest, hoarding a lot of food in the nest, will eat and drink water more than usual and sleep a lot more if she is pregnant. In the last 4 days before delivery, she will look big in the belly and teats would be prominent.

The gestation period for dwarf hamsters is 18-21 days from the mating day and for syrians is 16-18 days.

Whether she is pregnant or not, treat her as though she is pregnant for the next 25 days. Make sure you give her lots of clean food and water and supplement her protein intake by giving her bits of hard boiled egg whites, bits of unsalted cheese and little quantities of skimmed milk. Also supplement her regular food with pieces of fresh vegetables like carrots. Throw away any stale food after a day. Try to put the cage in an area where she has the least disturbance from noises and activities.

Read up on the internet on how to handle pregnant hamsters and hamster babies so that IF she delivers a litter, you would be confident about how to handle the situation.

Answer 4

Well if you got her from a pet shop then ask if she was in with any males and if she was then she could be but if not then no.sometimes hamsters can go wild if not handled in a few days but keep trying and she will come around

if your still worried then ask you pet shop of vet