i got my hamster two weeks ago or so and I played with her every night then I when camping with some friends and I could not take her with me we where out camping 3 days so when i got back today i went to see her and she chatterd her teeth and squeild i look in the book but i still don't know whats wrong with her she is not that fat. P.S my grandma looked after her when i was gone she did not take her out. help!
2006-08-08 13:22:45 · 12 answers · asked by kristal t 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Does it cry alot and complain that it's getting fat?
2006-08-08 13:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by Pappa Poopy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gestation period for a hamster is 16 days or so and they usually show at around 10 days. If you've had her for more than about 9-12 days and she's not showing, or if you've had her for at least 18 days and she hasn't had any pups yet, then she likely isn't pregnant. Not all small animals show when they're ready to have pups, but I doubt she's pregnant.
Three days shouldn't have regressed her socialization that much, unless she wasn't warming up to you before you left. Did your grandma maybe drop her/her cage or something by accident? Is she kept near the TV or other possible loud noises? I know my grandma listens to the TV really loudly, lol, and the vibrations and sounds from it can be very bad for small animals.
Does she look okay otherwise? There are many possibilities for a grumpy hamster. Did you wake her up to play with her? She could've just been annoyed.
2006-08-08 21:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by Right On 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She probably got afraid of someone touching her after a 3 days off. Let her smell u and slowly she'll come around, if u r able turn her over and cher her stomach for teats they develop when a hamster is pregnant (get larger).
2006-08-08 20:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by aniMALuVA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to have hamsters and it sounds like its frightend without your presence cos they need a lot of affection and attention ive heard of folk who have been away for a fortnight and come back to a dead one just beacause the hamster was so nervous an scared mabye it was just getting used to a routine with you before you went away so just spend some extra time with her an let her out her cage more an make sure you handle her an next time you go away leave somthing of yours in or near the cage so she can still smell you an get your gran to play with her
2006-08-08 20:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by nibbler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hamsters are naturally grumpy, its probably just ticked off at the change in routine, it'll get back to normal, but I doubt if its pregnant..
Maybe it wants to be!!
2006-08-08 21:59:20 · answer #5 · answered by magpyre 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add more detail... is there a male hamster? did you let the male hamster win with the female?
2006-08-08 20:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by sphinkterboy11 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im not sure on this but if she is be careful as hamsters eat their babys sometimes
2006-08-09 08:08:47 · answer #7 · answered by sammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can tell if u have another hampster put it in the cage with her and if she bites it and wants it out of her cage yep yep she' knocked up!!
2006-08-08 20:46:28 · answer #8 · answered by Morgan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give her a pickled onion and see if she'll eat it.
Sorry to be flippant - I don't know.
2006-08-08 20:39:09 · answer #9 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did grandma have a cat?....
2006-08-08 20:32:15 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋