What type of hamster is this and what should i expect during pregnancy such as how long till birth

Question

my hamster has black eyes white back and grey-ish underside and i cant find out what kind of hamster she is we think she is pregnant so can you help thanks

Answer 1

Do you have a picture? Is she very small? She kinda sounds like a type of Russian/Cambell's (or maybe a white phase chinese) dwarf hamster. Their gestation is 18-21 days if that helps any. Feel free to email if you have anymore info. or photos ^_^

Answer 2

here, ill give you some examples

Syrain Hamster:

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:gy6f...

Dwarf Hamster:

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Xsla...

if the hamster is really small and can sit in ur palm without sticking out anywhere it is most likely a dwarf. if it is big and fat and is the size of your whole palm, its most likely a Syrian. i have no clue about pregnacies though, im not a breeder.  

Answer 3

The discription you gave sounds like my hamster and I have a chinese.

Answer 4

It would be difficult to say which breed is your hamster without a photo.As regarding her suspected pregnancy -

The gestation period for dwarf hamsters is 18-21 days from the mating day and for syrians is 16-18 days.

It is very difficult to tell if a hamster is pregnant. The reason being her size won't increase until the last 4 days before delivery. Some clues include when she may be building a bigger nest, hoarding a lot of food in the nest, will eat and drink water more than usual and sleep a lot more if she is pregnant. In the last 4 days before delivery, she will look big in the belly and teats would be prominent.

Whether she is pregnant or not, treat her as though she is pregnant for the next 25 days. Make sure you give her lots of clean food and water and supplement her protein intake by giving her bits of hard boiled egg whites, bits of unsalted cheese 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. Try to put the cage in an area where she has the least disturbance from noises and activities.

Read up on the internet on how to handle pregnant hamsters and hamster babies so that if she delivers a litter, you would be confident about how to handle the situation.