Okay I was going to clean out my hamsters cage today and I found newborn hamsters, probably born today this morning or yesterday. I didd not mess with them but I did tap the mom so I could see them better to make sure that is what i was seeing. Tonight I went to check on them because I got a weird feeling and only two of the babies were there. So I moved some shavings (didn't know I wasn't suppose to) and there were 3 dead ones and who knows how many more dead ones buried somewhere else. They didn't appear to have wounds and only 1 was missing a leg (guessing a birth defect). I did have the father in the cage (again didn't know at the time I was supposed to take him out). I was just wondering why did they die? I don't think the mother killed them...
2007-03-13 22:10:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Poor baby. Well now you know NOT to have the male in there. He could of killed them, or the mummy could have. Also sometimes babies die.
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Also keep the male and females separate, you need a friend of the SAME sex for both hamsters (they get very very lonely) and keep them in separate cages. Don't breed. Makes things stressful for everyone.
2007-03-13 22:15:59 · answer #1 · answered by Girl Goes Back To The Future 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well first you were supposed to take the dad out cause they will eat them and there not like puppies you cant touch them cause the parents will eat them cause of the sent or they will not feed them so they probably died because the mom knew they were sick and just didnt feed them dont touch them or she wont feed the other ones
2007-03-14 05:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by khissmyputtytat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋