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If humans observe baby hamsters will the mother hamster eat the babies?
only if you touch the babies
How do you change a hamsters cage with 12 baby hamsters?
It is very important that you do not touch the baby hamsters because then the mother will smell human on them, and she will eat the babies. What you need to do is transfer the babies with a plastic spoon or something to another location. The mother will eat her babies. So you want to keep them separate. After the babies are removed, clean the cage as usual.
Does the male hamster eat the baby hamsters?
No, usually the mother will eat her babies because she takes care of them.
Do hamsters eat their babies when they put it in their check pouches?
No because the mother hamster is taking the baby hamsters to a safer place.
If you forget to refill the hamsters water bottle and you have not separated the mother from the babies will the baby dwarf hamsters eat them mother dwarf hamster?
are your hamsters currently on their mother? hamsters repreduce milk and so maybe your hamsters are just drinking her milk. from kennedyage 11
How do you get hamsters not to have babies?
Isolate the pregnant female from other hamsters, pets, people, and other distractions. Mother hamsters usually eat their babies because they feel threatened and cannot protect them. Male hamsters may eat babies, especially not their blood kin, as a way to ensure their own security. Never handle the mother or babies until the young are several days old and the mother feels comfortable in taking care of them.
What if you touch baby hamsters when born?
If you touch a hamsters babies before you are allowed to, (2-3 weeks usually) the mother will eat it.
What are the risks in breeding hamsters?
1 risk is that the mother might eat her babies because she might not have enough calcium in her body, so she would eat her babies.
What does it mean when hamsters eat their babies?
it means that the hamster was either stressed by noise, or someone touched the babies, and the mother could not recognise their scent
Do hamsters eat their babies?
Hamsters do eat their babies, only because they are scared in the envirement they are in. Hamsters are very safe when it occures to a new born , they will think the envirement is not safe, and will eat their babies so thy don't have to suffer in aything. Your WelcomeANSWER: YES, THEY DO EAT THEIR BABIES because the parents eat them for protein or meat not so sure about the last one though.but its so sad
When will the baby hamsters will come?
Hamsters are on average pregnant for about 16 days. Then for about two to four weeks is a time where the mother and babies have to be together. no taking them out during this time period! If you touch the babies, the mother will abandon them,eat them or possibly try to rip you hand off the bone.
Do you separate babies hamsters and mother hamsters from other hamsters?
it is a very good idea t because the babes are much smaller than the other hamster if u don't separate them from other hamsters its a good chance they might eat them. but u don't have to separate them from the mother cuz they need her to be taken care of. but if a baby hamster died after it was born the mother might eat it.
