Well if the babies are sick the illness can be passed on from them to the mother and will eventually die because of a weak immune system.
I feel a little lethargic today.
Well, eating of babies features in the history of the golden, or Syrian, hamster. All those that live today are the descendents of one pregnant female found in Aleppo not quite a hundred years ago. For some reason, the mother killed and presumably ate one of the babies, and in some version of anthropomorphic judgment, the man watching this killed the mother in retaliation. Fortunately the other infants survived in human care or there would be no golden hamsters today.
Hamsters lifespan is only about 2 to 2 and a half years.
There could be a couple of reasons for this. She could have been scared or disturbed after having the babies, and abandoned the nest. Or, she could just be a bad mother. It happens even in nature.
today
To toast babies
We have 4 new dwarfs. There were 7 but the mother ate 3 (either due to them being ill or not being able to feed all 7). We left them alone for 12 days and then moved them gently to a smaller cage to clean. Keep lots of food and clean water for mother (she is nursing). Today we let them out on a towel to walk for a minute and to let them know who we are. We put them back in a clean cage with soft bedding and mother to nurture and feed. At 4-5 weeks we will check the sex an separate the boys from the girls so we do not have another litter. Immediately after the birth we took the father away. (females can get pregnant within 24 hours of giving birth and can nurse one litter while being pregnant with another). If she does have another litter within 18-20 days we will take the current litter out immediately.
my hamster over two years old he hardly breathing and he not eating
Yes. They were on the Titanic when they were babies.
Today's my birthday! It's My Birthday Today! Today I came out of my mother's vagina!
"Mother, my mother, uh, what is the phrase? - she isn't qu-quite herself today." From Psycho
Is underneath an iamb