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Please can sombody give me a ton of info on hamster breeding2007-11-24 22:14:34

The mother builds a nest to keep the babies warm and safe, and she can and does leave them for short times. This is perfectly normal! She leaves to eat, relive herself away from the nest, to get a drink, to stretch her legs. She shouldn't be handled as this and the smell from the human hands that rubs off on her might stress her to the point where she destroys her litter.

The babies can be taken away from their mom at 18 to 21 days or later. Some breeders prefer to wait until the babies are 4 weeks old before they remove them from thier mother. Usually if this is done the males are taken away a little earlier (like 3 weeks old). If you don't take them away from their mom she may kill them if the males try to breed her, and keep on going with the rest of them. But normally you will not have to worry about this as males are not mature until they are 5 weeks old. Females are able to be bred at 21 days but you should never purposly breed her until she is 4 months old.

You can tell the males from the females by examining their body shape and genitalia. The males' testicles may start showing near the tail area giving him a more tapered look than a female at about 5 weeks old. Also if you look on their undersides the females may have small dots showing where their nipples are. This is hard to see once the belly fur has grown in. Also the genital openings will be farther apart in a male than a female. For photographs to help you can see the photos I have taken of a male and a female. Or you can contact me and I will do the best I can. It can be very difficult to determine males from females. If you are not sure about one put it with the males. This way if you are wrong you only have one female pregnant instead of all the females.

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yes, their penis is to small to satisfy you ! get a man! lol

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I have no idea. But this is the oddest question I have ever seen on here. You can always call a local vet and ask them. Or even a pet store may know. They have to get those things from somewhere. Good luck with your new hamster family!

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Put them in a box and shake until frothy.

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Boy Hamster + Girl Hamster = Baby Hamster. WOO

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im sure you could do a search on it, but be careful! they multiply like wildfire. and it isnt so easy to adopt the babies out, so be careful.

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Read the info on the website I have given you.

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hamsters breed very fast also if you leave the male in with the babies he will eat them. the reason for this a nursing mom won't breed so the male will eat babies so he can breed with the female again. also the babies make great snake food

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No but ask Richard Gere.