My Campbell's Russian Dwarf Hamster just had 5 babies yesterday. I left the male in, because I've heard that in this species he helps deliver the babies(he did, btw, for anyone who was wondering). About an hour ago I went to change the food and water and I noticed that one baby was dead. It looked like it had been squashed! The mother hamster is now keeping all the babies in seperate corners of the cage and is constantly running on the excercise wheel rather than taking care of the babies. The father is keeping one of them warm, but keeps burying two others in bedding. Should I take them out and hand feed them until they are old enough to eat solid food? Or should I just let nature take its course? Help would be greatly appreciated, seeing as these animals could easily die at any minute... Thanks!
2006-07-18
15:34:55
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