Will a hamster start to eat another hamster when one dies?

Answer 1

actually no. it will die

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Answer 2

If the hamster being eaten is a baby, it's because it's a runt. The mother does not want to waste food and water on something that is probably going to die any way. If the one being eaten is not a baby, the hamster is prabaly still weak, and the one eating it, does not want it around.

Answer 3

The mother will eat her babies once they start eating on their own. You must separate them at that point. The difficulty is the appropriate timing.

^^^^^ This is not true ^^^^^

Hamsters do eat eachother, it is usually the mother eating her newborn offspring. However when the babies reach and survive the 10 day age then she can no longer eat them (this is the day to start handling). But there are many reasons why she would eat them, she may be scared and stressed by the new-comers and doesn't know what to do with them. She might have a very low nutriant level and might eat a couple to get it back up so she can nurse the rest. If a human or anything else touches one of her babies then she will eat it as it will not smell like her baby and she may think of it as a threat.

You can keep the mother and her offspring in together for serveral weeks, you can keep the mother and the females together for 5-6 weeks or maybe even more.

Answer 4

Only female hamsters eat their own babies. If the mother senses any danger, she will eat the babies. I am not sure why they do that but make sure you don't touch the mother, the babies or anything in the cage. I once found my own baby hamster's heads missing. I could see their spine sticking out!

Answer 5

It means the hamster is a cannibal. If it is a mom and there are other grown hamsters in the cage, she may eat her babies to protect them. But if a hamster eats another grown hamster, then keep that hamster away from other hamsters.

Answer 6

Hamsters can be sick! But it is really unlikely. You will probably know if it is really sick when it dies!

Answer 7

no unless they are enimies or the dead hamster is the baby of that other hammmy

Answer 8

Possibly, but it mainly depends on if the dead hamster has diseases and what not. I had a group of baby hamster, they ate their siblings and mom when they died, and where fine.

Answer 9

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