hoofbeatz81
12-11-03, 12:23 PM 12-11-03
hERE IS SOME hamster info,
Hamsters like to carry food in their pouches.Dont be worried if you see huge lumps in them.Hamsters like to nip more than other rodents as in Mice.If you wake him up he will be grouchy.Dont ever touch a hamster while he Is sleeping...you are risking your fingers...You should always give a hamster a wheel,he will run on it at night.
BABIES
bABY HAMSTERS should be removed from their mother at age 4 weeks or their mother could attack them.They get their coats at 2 weeks.Litters range from 1-16 but typical is 6-8.The larger the litter the bigger the death rate.
REASONS WHY A MOTHER WILL KILL HER YOUNG...
1.Undernourished Mother
2.Cannot produce enough milk
3.Defomity,dead
4.Mother was disturbed by something
You can usually determine the sex of the animal at 1 month or a little older
GESTATION=16 days
DAYS NURSING=28 DAYS
Hamsters like to carry food in their pouches.Dont be worried if you see huge lumps in them.Hamsters like to nip more than other rodents as in Mice.If you wake him up he will be grouchy.Dont ever touch a hamster while he Is sleeping...you are risking your fingers...You should always give a hamster a wheel,he will run on it at night.
BABIES
bABY HAMSTERS should be removed from their mother at age 4 weeks or their mother could attack them.They get their coats at 2 weeks.Litters range from 1-16 but typical is 6-8.The larger the litter the bigger the death rate.
REASONS WHY A MOTHER WILL KILL HER YOUNG...
1.Undernourished Mother
2.Cannot produce enough milk
3.Defomity,dead
4.Mother was disturbed by something
You can usually determine the sex of the animal at 1 month or a little older
GESTATION=16 days
DAYS NURSING=28 DAYS