Russian dwarf hamster pregnancy?

Question

My female is about to give birth in a few days and i don't know if i should separate her from the male. Is he going to hurt the babies (or even eat them)?

Answer 1

If you don't care if there are more babies, then you can leave him in. He won't hurt the babies, Russian dwarf daddies actually usually help with the birth and taking care of the young. But 4 hours after birth, the female can get pregnant again. What I've done in the past is leave the daddy there for the first time giving birth (unless the female doesn't want him there, like if she bites him away and stuff like that) so that he can help and take some stress off the first time mom, and then I take him out a few days before she has her second litter. They will only eat the babies if they feel there is a threat to them. So don't touch the babies and don't bother the parents while the babies are still in the nest. First time mothers are more likely to harm their babies than mothers who've already had a litter, but if you keep away and don't bother them, they usually won't.

Answer 2

Separate them one day before her delivery.

There have been very few records of the father dwarf hamster hurting the babies. In fact, there are more records of dwarf hamster males actually helping their female companions with the pregnancy and baby care.

However the problem is that they can mate again within an hour of her pregnancy and another litter in 21 days is not good for the female's health. This is the reason people are asked to separate the male and female hamsters when the female is pregnant.

Answer 3

keep the male in for the actual birth, cuz dwarf hamsters ehlp each other out. after, like a day or so, take him out. dont worry if the mom starts eating some- she only will if there are too many or they have no chance of living.

Answer 4

well i kept my male in and he helped but i would seperate cos they could kill or eat them.