If your hampster has babies how do you keep them alive?

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If your hampster has babies how do you keep them alive?

Answer 1

Whenever a hamster gives birth to a litter, you should be prepared for her killing and eating some of her pups. Though it sounds gross to us, hamsters are trained in the wild to eat their weak pups so that they have nutrition and they also maximise the survival of the healthier pups by making sure that they get all the focussed attention from the mother hamster. So don't get thrown off if you see such behavior from the mother hamster.

However you can minimise the risk by making sure the mother hamster is given a peaceful and stress free atmosphere and healthy food so that she can concentrate all her energies on the baby caring duties. Some tips are -

Make sure you give the mother hamster lots of clean food and water and supplement her protein intake by giving her hard boiled egg whites 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.

Put the cage in an dim lit area where she has the least disturbance from noises and activities since any sudden noise or activity can stress the mother hamster and think she and the babies are in danger.

Put in a roll of unbleached / untreated toilet paper for her to make her nest and bedding for the 16 babies.

Leave the cage undisturbed for 2 weeks (except to change the food and water) after the babies are born since any disturbance can irritate the mother and cause her to hurt her babies. Remember never to touch the babies for two weeks from the day they are born.

Apart from that, leave the mother to take care of her litter without any interference until the pups are two weeks old. She knows what is best for her babies.

Answer 2

if your hamster has babies you dont do anything to keep them alive. the mother will keep them alive.also do not touch or clean the cage for at  least two weeks, it will be smelly but you dont wanna startle them. if a mother hamster gets scared she will pick the babies up and put them in her pouch,if she stays scared she may keep them in there and suffocate them by accident. so it is very important to never touch and just watch them til they get a lil older. mhamster had 13 in one litter, she was a great mother. they stay preggers for about 28-31 days. when the babies get older they should be taken out at about 4 weeks. they will start to breed shortly after so it important to arrange homes for them all. try calling a local pet store.the babies are very active after a few days and start to stray from the nest. the mother will put them in her mouth and drag them back to the nest, it is funny to see. email if you wanna pics. i have a few of the babies at diff stages in there life

Answer 3

the only thing you should do is leave them alone.  the mother will provide the care needed.  just make sure they have fresh food and water.  do not take anything out of the cage, and do not add anything new to the cage.