My hamster is pregnant&gave birth i don't know what to do

Question

It Gave Birth To The First Little One About 10:00ET Today.

This Is Her First Litter. (5) Babies

Golden Hamster [Syrian]

Lack Of Eating And Drinking.

I Dont Think It Is Getting Enough Vitamins

Ive Read Though Some Articles And It Says To Give Her Dog Food But I Dont Have Any And My Parents Went Shopping Yesterday So We Cant Go Again Today....

-- Is There Any Way To Get Her To Eat More Or Some Way To Have Her Get More Vitamins?

Answer 1

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. Don't give her any dog food, not right for her, just give her the normal hamster mix and more proteins like hard boiled eggs.

Buy multivitamin drops from the nearest pet shop and mix it with the water in her hamster water bottle.

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 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 (without any disturbances and with lots of food and water) to take care of her litter without any interference for the next two weeks. She knows what is best for her babies.

Answer 2

Is there any way for you to phone your vet for free advice

or any pet shops that breed hamsters.

If she is coming out and taking food to the bed then she should be better.

i cant really help you cos my hamster was fine giving birth god luck

Answer 3

You can boil an egg and give her the white part of it.

Try reading this, it should help you out.

http://hamsterific.com/RaisingPups.cfm

Answer 4

ok congratulations

ok what you do is nothing dont touch them handle them dont even put your hand in the cage if you want to feed her grab the food and chuck it in the cage ok

and make shore no one makes loads of noyse if they do she will kill them or eat them

ok so good luck with them just listen to the things ive wrote and dont do anyof that or she will kill them good luck with the babies

Answer 5

Try giving her fruit and vegetables i know my hamster loved fruit and vegetables.