is she just trying to keep herself clean or is she pregenet because she i got her from a pet store but i hope she isnt cause she is only bout 7 weeks old so i dont think she could be right??
2007-07-07 08:47:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
mis spell *hammy
2007-07-07 08:47:41 · update #1
She is just cleaning. She is having the equivilent of a period and she has to clean it. If she starts to smell bad and have white goo on her thingy than she is just in heat, it's normal for them to clean there so it dosn't get infected. If you lived in a cage with pee everywhere you would clean alll the time too.
2007-07-07 08:51:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
She may be sexually mature (syrians can reach sexual maturity as early as 5 weeks), so technically she could be either pregnant or in oestrus (heat). More than likely, she is keeping herself clean. If the licking become excessive or constant, you should consult a vet. If there is a small amount of discharge from her gential area, it would indicate she is indeed in oestrus. If you got her from a reputable source, or a pet store with small mammal specialists who are informed about hamsters, she is probably not pregnant. Stores with properly informed small mammal specialists tend to sex their hamsters properly, and will not house females and males together.
If, indeed, she is pregnant, you should find out in less than 16 days, since 16 days is the typical gestation period of a syrian hamster.
2007-07-07 15:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by Steph Gas 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be happy that you have such a clean hamster. Yes, there is a possibility of her being pregnant - hamsters can be sexually active as early as 21 days. Yikes, eh? Normally, they're sexually mature at 4-5 weeks, so a seven week old hamster certainly can be pregnant.
if you have had her longer than 17 days, then she's not pregnant.
2007-07-07 17:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shes just trying to keep herself clean plus at 7 weeks old they havent fully developed so she cant be pregnant.
2007-07-07 15:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can start breeding at 6 weeks but I dont think she is... if you have had her for more the 3 weeks she probably isnt.... Just keeping clean... Like all girls do!! lol! Mine does to and he [HE] is a four week old male!!
2007-07-07 16:29:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine also does this but it's a male... I bet it's just a way to clean herself... I hope my male isn't pregnant:}
2007-07-07 15:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by Ben H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hamster? They do it because they can. ;D/... Misspelled pregnant.
2007-07-07 15:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by LuvDylan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes she could be pregnant
2007-07-07 15:52:12 · answer #8 · answered by aneecia_charles 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋