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Question

When I bought my hamster, the guy at the store said that he is a boy but he/she is making a very big nest. Is it normal for male syrian hamsters to make big nests? HELP!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

my male made a nest in his hut but it wasnt huge. i think ur boy is a girl and is preparing for babies. keep an eye on 'him' and see if babies are born. they should be due in a few days if it is a girl that is pregnant. but dont panick. just ask more questions if babies are born or search the internet.

Answer 2

Alright, the nest might just be a "den" like a place where the hamster sleeps, Its very normal.

I have a mouse that made a huge nest looking thing, with "underground" tunnels and everything, but she uses it as a place to sleep.

I've also had countless hamsters.

I think you should just wait and bit and see, if she has babies, then take the hamster back to the pet store and demand a refund.

Answer 3

yeh boys make nest 2 its just nature

Answer 4

Don't Worry a bit! Male or female it is completely normal.

Hamsters need to keep warm and it is a natural instinct for them to burrow and build nests. If you are worried whether or not you hamster is male or female, gently pick him up and look at him/her underside. If there seams to be a bulging area just above the tail, then you know you have a male. If there are 2 close together holes with no bulging above the tail, then you have a female =]

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Answer 5

i had a male syrian hamster as well.

hamsters do make nest out of there bedding. It's completely natural but really to make sure if he is a she and she is expecting you need to either take it to the vets and get it looked at or decide yourself.

Breeding hamsters are a big respnability as there is a risk that the mother will eat her babies. So if she has them it;s wise to seperate them asap.

but really as I said before it is porbably wise to get your little guy or girl checked up just to be safe.

hope this helped. x

Answer 6

boys have balls

Answer 7

The new hamster is probly male, I have a male dwarf hamster, and he make a big bed/nest. It you run your hand down your hammy's belly, you should be able to fell a little protrusion, if he/she is a male. You could also just wait it out, if there are no babiies in like 4 mounths, than your hamster is not pregnant. He/she may also be making a big nest/bed because that's what they have to do in their cage in the store, being as they all share a bed/nest.

Answer 8

Some male syrian hamsters are known for making large nests so it is probably normal.

However please rule out gender confusion too. Inexperienced pet shop people might sometimes wrongly s*x hamsters since it is a bit difficult to s*x them until the people doing it are experienced in dealing with hamsters.

There have been occassions where people have bought their "male" hamsters home only to realise that they are actually females and probably pregnant because of keeping them with male hamsters in the same cage at pet shop due to wrong sexing.

The following site is useful to help finding if your hamster is male or female -

http://www.hamsterific.com/HamsterUniver...

If you are unable to find out, you can take your hamster to the vet for confirmation. If you find your hammie is actually a pregnant female, do read up thoroughly on how to take care of pregnant hamsters since good care is required for good survival rates of her litter.

Answer 9

Probably for a bed, I wouldn't panick. I highly doubt he made a mistake and it's really a female. He might be cold so he made a warm bed, if his cage is by a vent you may want to move the cage or put it somewhere away from a window.

Answer 10

Well, i bet you its a male because the guy wouldnt tell you its a male if it wasnt. you can tell VERY EASILY buy looking under his belly. if there are balls, its a guy!  sometimes males make nests for there female if he has mated recently...  even if the female isnt with him!  good luck!  On the bright side, you have a very loving hamster because most males mate then let the female make the nest...  he must be very nice!

  hope my answer helped.  Miley<3

Answer 11

Yes it is perfectley normal to make big nests in syrian hamsters. Perhaps he is pregnant but Syrians usually make nests just to sleep in a nice quiet place with no light.Sometimes Syrians build huge nests when they are axpecting to die ad so that they can die comfortably, but if your hamster is acting normal you shouldn't have a problem. If his eyes are grey and dull...sorry he is sick, if they are black and glassy i dont think anything is wrong with him.

Answer 12

It might be a girl but boys also mak nest.

Hold it by the scruff of the neck and look near the tail.

If theres a hole it's a girl.

If its a stick it's a boy.

Answer 13

Males can make nests. I had two male teddy bear hamsters and they made nests. They slept in the their nests.

Answer 14

Yes male Hamsters make big nests. Mine makes one that takes up half his cage.