Can you tell me my hamsters estimated date of birth?

Question

I bought him from Petco on June 12 last week.
How old are they when they sell them?

Answer 1

i believe they are generally sold around 6 weeks old. mine were 6 week old :)

Answer 2

They usually leave their mothers at about 3-4 weeks of age, so your little guy was probably born in early to mid-May.

Breeding;
Hamsters are solitary animals and only come together for mating. In the wild, male common and grey hamsters visit the burrows of females and are driven out after mating. In captivity, golden hamsters have to be separated after mating, otherwise the female may kill the male. The gestation period of the common hamster is 19 - 20 days, that of the golden hamster 15 days. Some four to twelve naked and blind young are born in a nest chamber in the burrow. Their eyes open at two weeks old and by this time they have a thick coat of fur. The young hamsters are weaned quickly, at 3 - 4 weeks, and leave their mother shortly after. A mother hamster is very maternal, and, if danger threatens, she will carry her babies away, either by putting them into her cheek pouches or laying them across the toothless area of her jaws. A female hamster may have two or three litters each year.
http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/animal_facts/hamster.html

Have fun with your little guy... I love hamsters !

Answer 3

Most hamsters can live up to a little more than two years. They sell them usually a couple weeks after they're born. Its not too long after that time that they do that.

Answer 4

When they get them in they sell it. You should have asked if you wanted to know. My hamster was 6 weeks old when i got my hamster the other day!!! There really is no way to tell.
Have fun with your hamster!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

My hamster was two months old when we bought him. He is now over two years old. They usually live an average of two years so he has had a long life. So far he is still going strong.

Answer 6

It is probably a few weeks old at most. They sell them fairly young.

Answer 7

they are suppose to sell them at 2 weeks