If the mother is very young or if she is under stress she sometimes eats the babies,
it is a mother's job to protect her babies. she is eating the babies that have infections to protect the others. the father does three things. 1. makes the babies 2. helps deliver the babies 3. starts the cycle again almost immediately
Some babies live off a mucus the mother excretes or secretes, some babies are born with their own yolk sacs, and many are just on their own from birth.
if she is eating her babies that means she doesn't think it's her's.the way 2 prevent that is not to touch the babies until their eyes have opened or if they are about 2-3 wks old, because if u do touch them then ur scent is on them now-not her's.
If the mother hamster is not nursing her babies and is eating them, it may be due to stress, lack of experience, or a health issue. You can try to hand-feed the babies using a kitten milk replacer and a small syringe. Keep the babies warm and in a quiet environment. It's important to consult a veterinarian for guidance and support in caring for the babies.
No, there is no scientific evidence or documented cases of babies eating babies in the animal kingdom.
Until they are about 6-8 weeks old the babies stay in the den and feed exclusively on the mother's milk. At about 8 weeks of age they will begin to follow the mother when she forages for food to learn skills as well as to begin eating solid food.
20The mother may have up to 6 or 8 babies.
Rats and mice will often eat their children, if they are stressed or hungry, in nature this is the way there isn't overpopulation. If you own a mouse that is eating her babies put a towel over her cage and leave her alone, a stressed mother won't be happy to take care of her children. It's a bad idea to remove the mother since the pups need her milk. Check in on the mother and babies regularly to see if nothing is happening.
You want them to be about 4 weeks but you can take them out at 3 weeks. At about 3 weeks they start eating and drinking on their own, so leave them about a week after that. Some people immediately take hamster babies out when they see them start drinking and eating on their own but I don't agree with this; it depends on your own personal opinion. Don't take your hamster babies out before 3 weeks though. Don't touch or anything to the babies at birth - 4 weeks; the mother could be over protective; leave the mother with the babies.
As mother dolphins can have up to 5 babies in their life.
mother Teresa looked after the unwanted babies and kept them safe
Not by "stork". Babies are born from the mother after growing inside the mother for 9 months.