Hamster question, are they safe already??

Question

i posted a question about hamsters last night that my nanny toched them and this morning, my cousin bothered the mom and ate the other baby, and now only 3 are left but i can see she's really taking care of them. and my sister saw the mom l*****g the babies so is the 'human' scent gone? are they safe already? and will she eat the rest of them!?!? (there are only 3 pups, tomorrow will there only be two!?!/) i hope not. but she really feels comfortable if i go near the cage and give her cucumber slices and pieces of boiled egg. will the hamster pups live?

Thanks!!!!

Answer 1

yes,they are safe if you handle them carefully...

Answer 2

go near to ur  hamster and give her some thing to eat daily 2 or 3 times and set near her for 5 min. and see her how she react is she comfertable then set near her while giving her food but do not tuch her or her baby's after few days u will see she will let u come near her baby's then u can even touch them.

in short i will say u must give some time to them

Answer 3

We cannot predict what the mother hamster would do. However we can make sure that the mother does not try to hurt more babies by providing her with a peaceful environment

Do not touch the babies anymore! Touching them can change their scent and cause the mother to eat them. Now that you had already touched them, just hope and pray that she does not do anything to the rest of the pups. Also leave the cage alone for the next 2 weeks. Do not go often to check on them. Leave the mother alone to take care of her babies with no interference from you or any of the other people in the house.

The only time you should go near the cage is to change the hamster's food and water, that too very carefully without disturbing the mother. Disturbing mother hamster makes her get stressed out and she can harm the babies that way.

Slowly shift the cage to an area that is dim and peaceful with no harsh sounds or disturbances so that the mother is not disturbed in her baby caring duties for the next 2 weeks.

Put lots of protein in the mother hamster's food like bits of hard boiled egg, unsalted cheese or skimmed milk. Also keep the food dish filled with her normal commercial feed mix at all times.Put vitamin drops in her drinking water so that she feels healthy enough to take care of her young ones.

Do not go near the cage and feed mother hamster. Just put it in the food dish without disturbing her.

The KEY is not to disturb the mother in any way for the next two weeks. Her energies are already occupied with baby care and the last she needs is interference from you or other members of your house, this might stress her and cause her to harm her babies.

Answer 4

she will only kill the weak ones so dont worry.

Answer 5

sounds like they will, but until you know for sure, build a gate around the cage to keep people away!!! lol