How do I get the word out, that I have hamster babies on the way??

Question

I have a panda bear hamster that I just bred with a black bear hamster, and I dont know how to get people to pay attention.....because I need to find homes for them before they come if I dont I have to give them away to a fleamarket and if their not sold they die!! :'( I want them to live their lives not die!

Answer 1

try giving them to a local petshop, or what ur doing on yahoo answers should be plenty good! or put up fliers, go door to door, call your relatives, i think your just panicking. there are plenty of ways!

Answer 2

Next time, please do not breed without finding homes first. This is fairly irresponsible- animals, no matter how small, are living things and not toys.

I breed mice and have found the best way to get the word out is to make a website and to join many mouse forums and groups online. However, I also breed regularly so a website is probably not necessary for you.

You can also try pet stores near you, and put out a classified ad in the local newspaper. Also talk to your friends and family.

Remember that hamsters are solitary animals and can also breed at a young age. This will mean that the males will have to be seperated from the females once weaned, and then soon later they will all have to be by themselves.

Make sure you give the mother a little extra protein while she's pregnant/nursing. Also make sure to remove the male as he can breed with her almost immediately after she gives birth and this is not healthy for her or her pups. He can also stress her into eating the pups.

Hamsters can have large litters, so make sure to find lots of possible homes.

Answer 3

This is something you should have thought about before you bred your hamster!
You will have to wait until they are weaned from their mother before you can give them to anybody, or they will die.
However, some locally owned pet stores will take young animals to resell. Hopefully, the fact that the hamsters are crossbred will not be problem for the store (I don't know how picky people get about hamster breeds). You will probably only get store credit as payment.

Answer 4

you could make a small sign