always eat their young when they were newly borned ... why ??
2006-07-04 00:42:20 · 6 answers · asked by prrKA2 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
the mommy wont eat their own babies on her first birth ... but on the second, 3rd and so on, they start to eat their own babies, its heart breaking ... sigh ...
2006-07-04 01:13:42 · update #1
a lot of animals will kill or eat their young if they feel they are threatened.. if there are other hamsters in the cage, mama thinks she needs to eat her babies before the other hamsters get to them and cause them to die of a worse fate- same with cats- mother cats have been known to kill their own kittens if there's a mean tomcat around. Just make sure they're alone in their cage and you don't disturb the babies and you let her do her thing for the first couple weeks and you'll be fine.
2006-07-04 01:00:27 · answer #1 · answered by Jennifer F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a book on hamsters and it says that they eat their young because of over crowding, so make sure their space and food for those that live. Other reasons are: Too frequent breeding, Protein defiency, Stillborn or weak young, and changes in the environment.
2006-07-04 14:35:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a defense mechanism. Your mom hamster obviously feels that something is threatening her young. This could be the male hamster's smell, or even the presence of humans.
2006-07-04 10:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by puppyraiser8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz they taste like chicken;) LOL hopefully sarcasm doesn't offend you, but anyway on the serious side, I have heard that it's wise to separate the newborns immediately before the breeders have a chance to eat them, I know not why, only that they do,so try to save them before they're consumed.
2006-07-04 07:50:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have always heard that they do that because they think that they are not healthy so , not letting them suffer, they put them out of their mysery.
2006-07-04 10:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by momakamommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thy have the Hungary's
2006-07-04 08:10:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋