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I find my syrians don't breed until around 12 weks.
I have had a litter together until 7 weeks and there have been no pregnancies. Melinda, Maybe you're hammy wasn't 6 weeks when you got her????? I know it says they are mature at 5 weeks but it's not the norm for a hamster that young to get pregnant. Also they only smell if they're not cleaned out enough. I have 4, 2 in one cage, they dont' smell as I clean them out every other day. One is a male as well.
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sorry wasnt being funny just asking crumbs but this is from breeding site.
Female hamsters come into season every 4 days. On the day they are in season they will mate with the male, however, on the other three days they can be aggressive and quite violent towards the male. What type of hamsters are these - I'm assuming they are dwarf. If they are Syrian, they need to be kept separately as they are solitary animals. If they are dwarf hamsters - is the intention to mate them? If so, be careful, because the day she produces a litter she will mate again and you could find yourself overrun with hamsters. Regards ---------- FOLLOW-UP ---------- QUESTION: My is winter white ... this morning i saw galgal bottom part got white liquid ... i assume is sperm from blitz right ?? So wad should i do or feed galgal ?? ANSWER: Hi Anders It could be this, however, usually females wash themselves thoroughly after mating. If this discharge is still there, and is smelly, then she needs to go to a vet to check it isn't some form of infection. If you think she is pregnant - don't overfeed her - only give her the normal amount of hamster food. Once the babies are born you can give her some human baby food (ideally the powdered variety which you mix with water) to help boost her vitamin and mineral levels. Remember to get the male out before she gives birth or separate him off in the cage, otherwise she will become pregnant again. If you forget to get the male out, you should assume that she is pregnant again, and therefore don't give her human baby food. If she eats too much before giving birth this can cause the unborn litter to be too large and can cause complications during labor. Regards ---------- FOLLOW-UP ---------- QUESTION: but i though that we should let the male take care of the litter too right ??? ANSWER: Hi Dwarf males can be very good with the litter, however if you leave the male in with the litter, he will mate again with the mother the day she gives birth - if he is unsuccessful at that time they will mate 4 days later. It really depends how many hamsters you want. The babies have to stay with their mum for 3 1/2 - 4 weeks before they can be separated as she will feed them. However, if you take the dad out of the cage a day or two before the female gives birth, then you may not be able to introduce him to the boys when they are separated from the mum when they are 4 weeks old. The only way you might be able to do this is if you can split the cage in two somehow. I don't know what type/how big the cage is - if it has different levels that can separated out, or if you can fence off half the cage - providing both halves have a water bottle and food supply. This way they will know his scent, but he'll be separated out so that he can't mate with the female. It is quite a complicated thing to do - but in the long term it would be better for him to live with the boys - otherwise you're going to end up with 3 cages - one for mum and the girls, one for the boys and one for the dad. Remember that the hamsters will all become sexually active at 4 weeks, therefore they must be sexed and separated just before that - around 3 1/2 - 4 weeks old Quote:
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here i am hehe where in the world is oldham x
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doh lancashire
this is why i need to drive melinda's in rugby and you're in oldham and we'd have the perfect home for them! gah !! il see what i can do as of pet courriers xxx
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