baby hampster care there 5 days old what should i do only serious answer?

Answer 1

i have a hamster dont worry

Most hamsters have litters of five to eight pups, but occasionally they'll have up to 10.

Continue to feed her and provide water during her labor and while nursing. Give her high-protein snacks, like a little bit of bread soaked in soy milk or a piece of boiled or scrambled egg.

A piece of apple or banana is also a good treat for the nursing hamster.

Don't change the bedding or litter for 16 days, when the babies have their eyes open and are bigger. They'll also be nearly weaned at that point.

Although some mothers will still cannibalize young at that age, it isn't as likely. Resist temptation to poke her nest or try to look at the babies.

Even after they are older, be sure to touch every single baby rather than just one or two. She may abandon the ones that smell different, so give them all your scent.

The best care you can give the mother and her offspring until they are weaned is to leave them alone!
Feeding the Babies

It is very difficult to hand-feed baby hamsters. You must feed every hour or two for three weeks, and even then many pups still won't survive. Most people can't keep this schedule, but if you want to try to save abandoned babies, or if the mother hamster dies, enlist some help.

Check with your vet to find out what you should feed them.

You should separate the hamsters at 12 weeks of age. By that time some of them will be gender mature. It can be difficult to tell what sex the babies are, but as they get older, it becomes more obvious.

Males tend to have very large test.cles, but you can be fooled if they hold them close to their body. An easy way to determine gender is that there are two openings in the female that are very close together. In the male these openings are farther apart.

Compare them to their mother to get an idea.


i hope everthing goes well with your hamsters : )

Answer 2

Yes, that is true. The mother hampster is likely they will fight with the babies. If you start to see the mother chase the baby hampster around the cage, then try to either separate them or what I'm considering is to put a certain scent on the mother on the baby. But that is yet to be tested. Karen from www.Singapore-flowers.com

Answer 3

Leave them with the mother, silly. If, for some reason, you took them away from the mother, she might eat them if you put them back in (likely not, but...). If you don't have the mom, a) you're not that intelligent, and b) you should feed them warm milk from the end of a washcloth or rag that's been rolled into a point (like a nipple). You'll probably need to feed them about 6 times/day, and yes, that means all through the night - about every 3-4 hours. Keep them warm, too, but not too hot.

Good luck, I hope they don't all die.

Answer 4

Make sure all adult hamsters are away from them except their mother. They can stay around each other and mom for about 3-4 weeks. Then get them seperated according to sex or you will have more baby hamsters. We didn't realize how fast they would reproduce and we ended up having babies back to back three times before we learned how to tell the sexes apart at that age. It is difficult.

Answer 5

You should leave them with their mom, she'll take care of them. Make sure you don't pick them up though, their mom might not want to take care of them anymore. When they're about 2 weeks old, you should seperate them or give some away, because if they stay together they'll fight each other.

Answer 6

I raised baby rabbits by using a dolls baby bottle. I don't remember the formula I used but it had white karo syrup in it.

All died but one. It is very hard raising such animals. Must be fed about every two hours.