Do hamsters put their babies in cheek pouches?

Answer 1

It is to store their food. Well in the dessert they have to scurry from hungry animals, And they aren't big enough to carry their food in their hands, they can't just spend 15 min outside in the dessert with hungry animals smelling them. They gotta grab their goods and scurry back to their hiding spot under ground where their safe, ;) that's why, it's their way of conserving food

Answer 2

Its their instinct, that is how they store food in the wild. So, they do it to survive, not really. That's all I got.

Hamster usually keep its food in their cheeks its because whenever they'r hungry they(hamsters)will just swallow their food(its original)

Answer 3

It is a hoarding instinct, which evolved in wild hamsters. The hamster would leave its nest to forage, which may involve travelling a considerable distance. Rather than having to eat everything it finds, or constantly carry things back to the nest, they stored the food in their cheeks so they could continue to forage and carry it home in one go.

This instinct remains in a pet hamster, and it will tend to fill its pouches with food to transport back into its sleeping area.

Answer 4

Hamsters need cheek pouches because its for carrying food and the females need them for carrying new born hamsters too. Hope this helps :)

Answer 5

No they don't, however if the baby has strayed from the nest they may pick it up and carry it by their mouth.

Answer 6

Yes , hamsters do store food on their cheeks . So , whenever you see your hamsters cheeks get bigger don't worry it's normal , they just storing food for later when they get hungry (:

Answer 7

they are probably just eating stored food and are spiting out seed shells and other things they don't need in their mouth. my hamsters do it all the time

Answer 8

Hamsters carry food in their cheek pouches to store it in their underground storage chambers. Saving their food for another time

Answer 9

Yes, hamsters do have cheek pockets.