2006-09-07 15:58:19 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
The average is about 3 years, but poorly taken care of, it's usually much less.
Most pet hamsters don't survive 2 years. Of the ones who die in under 2 years, more than half die in under a year.
2006-09-07 16:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi i have 25 hamsters and ther eis no guarentee on life span i have had 5 die before they turn 6month, ive had some live 3 years. IIt depends on health, genetics, and teh care the are givin.
The longest living hamstre on record was 5 years 3 weeks old. however it was a freak accident.
Healthy UNbred female can live - 2-3 years
Healthy BRED female can live - 1-2 years
Healthy Un bred male-2- 3years
Healthy BRED male -2-2 1/2 years
For unhealthy u can subtract about 1 1/2- 2 years from life span.
2006-09-07 17:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by That Girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
about 3 years
2006-09-07 15:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hamsters live up to three years, but more often then not they die at two. Constant breeding of course shortens the lifespan of the female, it's very exhausting for such a small animal to constantly give birth to 4-10 babies and raise them.
The male and female can not be kept in one cage, they will fight to the death. Female hamsters are fertile every four days. Then the female must be placed in the cage of the male (otherwise she'd chase and attack him, females are far more territorial) and you must watch them all the time and separate them when they fight.
The pregnancy takes about 20-24 days and the offspring are able to breed with four weeks and should be separated with three weeks or you'll end up with another 30, 40 hamsters.
Hamsters should not be bred unless they are older than four months, younger animals often cannot give enough milk and they might kill their babies or die themselves from exhaustion or during the birth.
2006-09-07 16:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by dearestdawnte 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A hamster over 2 years is considered very old.
2006-09-07 16:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The average life span of a hamster is 2 years. I guess some might live longer.
2006-09-07 16:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by SHAZLIA 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
7 years
2006-09-07 15:59:13 · answer #7 · answered by Amber M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My hamster lived to be 6 years old.
2006-09-07 15:59:52 · answer #8 · answered by John D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends how they are cared for 2-3 years but we've had 2 that lived to the ripe old age of 5.
2006-09-07 16:18:15 · answer #9 · answered by missthang1960 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The longest I have ever heard is over two years. I think 2 years is abut average
2006-09-07 16:02:21 · answer #10 · answered by Ragan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋