It is safest to handle a hamster mother when it's ok to hold her babies as well (3 and 1/2 weeks). But you can take her out for short periods about a week after she's given birth, to give her a break from motherhood, and the babies will be fine also. Good luck!
i think the 3rd week
Is the adult hamster its birth mother?
A hamster leaves its mother at 3 weeks old. So I would wait until then before you start too handle.
after the baby hamster has been handled for a while sometimes the mother hamster will eat their young so be "careful".
Mother hamster is not resenting her babies, but when mother Hamster are afraid , they hide there children in their mouth. if the mother stayed scared, it will eat its babies! so its better when your hamster gives birth , to Never make any noise close to the cage.
The mother hamster does not care as much because she is stressed and worries about her care more.
Yes they do. A mother hamster usually feeds the puppies for two weeks after they are born.
it will abandon its baby.
If you are a hamster, then in all likely-hood, your mother is a hamster too. If you are a human, like most of the people who get on this website, then, chances are, your mother is not a hamster. If you do not believe me, go get a DNA test for both of you, then find a good mental hospital.
The name of a girl is a Doe and a baby is a kit.
only if they have the scent of another hamster on them or if she does not want them.
Newborn pups are safe to handle when they start growing fur. The reason for not holding them when they're born is because if you get your scent on them the mother will think it's not her, therefore eat it. Ps: If your mother hamster has more babies then she can feed, take some babies out to give her a smaller litter to care for and nurse the other babies yourself. She will eat the babies if they're too much work for her. #jenna!<3