When roborovski hamsters have pups will the the mother stay in the nest with them for long periods of time?

Question

I have 3 roborovski hamsters from a pet shop that said they were all females and i woke up to find three pups in the cage and the mother was putting them into the nest.We had the adults sexed to find that i had 2 males and 1 female.We had the males seperated from the female but for quite a while she hasnt come out to eat or drink.I cant go look in the nest because i'm not allowed to disturb them.The babies are only about three days old now and the mother hasnt come out for 1 and a half days.Its probably nothing to worry about but if it is can i have some advice plz.

Answer 1

She's probably sneaking out at night. I wouldn't worry, it's perfectly normal.

Answer 2

What i do is i put a small handful of food on the bedding at the edge of the nest, this should get the mom to peek out and possible grab some food. She may even come out eat and drink and return to the nest. If she does not peek out or move you should try to move a couple of bedding pieces, if there is still no movement then you might want to stroke the mother gently. If you still get no movement then she is dead. But i doubt this she will most likely come out and then return to the nest. You could just leave her if you are not to worried though because she probably eats and drinks at night. If you are worried mark the water bottle and check if she is drinking within a week.