Hamster breeding is it safe?

Question

i have a female hamster and my friend has a male hamster there both teddy bears me and her want our hamsters to mate is that safe also i want them to meet first like have a play date and what iftart mating do i pull them off but what if it bites me and how do thet mate somebody please answer my questions

Answer 1

No.

You should not mate your hamster if you don't know these things. What are you going to do with the babies? Syrians cannot live together, they're very territorial. Do you have homes lined up for them? What if something goes wrong during the birth? Do you have a vet on call? Do you have money for the vet if there's an emergency? What if the babies have health problems? Do you have money for treatment? There is always a risk you will lose your hamster's life during birth.

Don't do it. There are enough hamsters out there.

Answer 2

Don't do it if you don't know what you're doing.

What on earth are you going to do with the babies?

Since they can't live together, you'd need a cage for each baby!

Just don't do it, it's not worth it.

Answer 3

Yes, but once the babies are born make sure you keep them apart. Adults have a tendency to eat their young.

Answer 4

just dont do it. you obviously have no knowledge whatsoever on what to do while the hamster is pregnant or when the babies are born. and when you try to mate them, instead of mating, they might just fight to the death.

DONT DO IT!!

Answer 5

PLEASE DON'T EVEN ATTEMPT TO MATE THEM.

They are not an established pair and they will likely kill each other.

Syrians are difficult to mate if you don't have experience.

PETSTORE HAMSTERS SHOULD NEVER BE BRED.

Pet Store hamsters have often been inbred and that will show up in the babies as missing limbs, organs, or eyes.

IF you insist:

Do you have a small animal vet and funding in case the pregnancy or birth goes wrong? Or if one severely injures the other?

Do you know both of their medical histories? Pet store hamsters should not be bred, as you don't know their family history with defects or injuries. The hamsters you have now may even be inbred.

If you got them from a breeder, call and ask the breeder's advice.

Are you planning to keep the babies or adopt them out?

If you are planning on keeping them, you need to get enough living spaces for them- new cages, etc.

If you are going to adopt them out, you should have enough homes BEFORE the babies are conceived.

How old is the female?

If she gives birth and decides she isn't ready, she will eat her babies. Same if she is too old. Anything over 4 months is too old to be bred for the first time.

The male needs to either not be housed with her during the pregnancy, or removed IMMEDIATELY after the babies are born, or he will impregnate her within minutes or hours or birth, that's how hamsters work.

Do you know enough not to try and change the bedding for a week or so after the babies are born, so as not to upset the mom? If they smell like humans, she will eat them.

That is a lot to think about and do research into.