Do hamsters bite/eat their offspring even after 2 weeks?

Question

My hamster (mother) has 5 offspring and they are now 2 weeks old. Just a while ago the mother bit the stomach of her 2 child. Probably they will die now. Do hamster really do this to their offspring.

i didn't touch the hamsters

and the mother with the children were separated in one cage. and I feed them also twice a day.

Answer 1

My kids had hamsters and i know of the one time the ate the whole batch of babies except one, after that she never did it again, i think that they know there is something wrong with the babies

Answer 2

i'm not real sure about why a mother hamster would bite her babies after 2 weeks, unless she felt threatened by a possible rival. female hamsters will fight to the death with another female hamster.

Answer 3

You should leave them alone, do not touch their offsprings. Let them handle them, do remember to separate the male and the mother, or the male might eat the offsrpings, too.
I hope I helped, all the best! :)

Answer 4

Sometimes I know mice and rats do if humans handle their young as they smell different, sometimes having the male in with the female when the babies are their is a bad idea as they tend to attack each other.

Answer 5

They sure do if they sence threat to the babies.

Answer 6

i don't know.. i do not have hamsters