2007-03-24 13:28:00 · 9 answers · asked by David M 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
They can. You have to separate the male from the litter.
You'll also discover that the female might also eat the young as well.
Make sure that there is TONS of food or they will eat their young.
2007-03-24 13:31:18 · answer #1 · answered by shoestring_louise 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, a male Syrian will kill their young. Never keep any 2 Syrians together. They are solitary animals and need to be housed that way. The male and female should have never have been housed together to start with, if her babies are more then 24 hours old and the male was still with her at that point, she may be having another litter in about 15-17 days from the time the first litter was born.
1) "If they are Syrian (Golden, Teddybear, Standard, Fancy) Hamsters the hamsters should be separated as Syrian Hamsters are solitary and will fight when they become mature and so should have separate cages."
"Syrian (also known as Teddybear, Golden, Fancy or Standard) Hamsters are solitary and fight as they mature. They can inflict serious injury on each other and so must be kept in separate cages."
Once a Syrian is four months +/-, they all must be housed in their own cage for they can fight to the death. We raise Syrians of many colors and have had none stay in the same cage beyond 4 1/2 months, the 2 males tried to kill each other. We were trying to see at what age they do begin to not accept each other any longer when their brothers/sister and they started to chatter their teeth at first, then we had to quick remove the aggressor.
2007-03-24 14:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by wolfinator25840 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should always separate the male and female before she gives birth because YES they will kill and sometimes eat there young. It isn't pretty but it seems to be the way of things in the hamster world...
2007-03-24 15:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by Dixie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok yes the male will eat the young i suggest removing him as soon as you know the female is pregnant. and don't bother the female after she gives birth till the baby's are full grown or she will eat the
2007-03-24 14:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should separate the male from the female. In addition, if you handle the babies too much, the mother will eat them because they smell like you.
2007-03-24 13:58:46 · answer #5 · answered by starwberry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Fathers and mothers will eat their young. The males should be seperated immediately after birth, and the mothers should be seperated once the little ones become self dependant.
2007-03-24 13:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
all male rodents eat their young and hamsters are the worse
2007-03-24 13:32:59 · answer #7 · answered by Waylon V 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only if you prepare them in a really good gormet dish.
2007-03-24 13:32:01 · answer #8 · answered by ushoveit 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ew! no! The dad might so you should keep him away from the litter! But the mom wont!!!
2007-03-24 13:32:41 · answer #9 · answered by d я э э α ☆ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋