i have a male campbell dwarf hamster and i want him to have company.i want to buy a female campbell dwarf hamster so i can breed them.how do i introduce them and make them have babies??i know how to take care of them.please help me!!!i love hamsters.
2007-10-13 08:42:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
they will fight and kill
2007-10-13 08:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dwarf hamsters are social, so your little fellow would enjoy a roommate, if you can make the introductions in a way that he accepts his new friend. But this can be tricky if the hamster is over three months old. I've never bred Dwarfs and don't know the fine points about introducing a male to a female. I do know you can leave the pair together. The male will re-impregnate the female within 24 hours of her giving birth, but he will help raise the babies. Then he can have his sons for company. Daughters can stay with her. You need to find homes for the second litter. But you only need two cages, colony of males and colony of females. And everybody has company and is happy.
The one time I introduced a new cage mate to a Dwarf hamster, they were both quite young. I put them both in a brand new twenty gallon long aquarium that neither had ever been in, and watched them closely. Since it was a new cage, nobody felt defensive of territory. After a little squeaking and dominance behavior, they settled down and did well together.
2007-10-13 16:54:23 · answer #2 · answered by nanaofsugar 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i love hamsters too and I'm going to breed mine too i have been researching do not pick up the baby in till its about 3 weeks old.have separate cages when you have them mate make sure you are wearing(clean)garden gloves and have a piece of card bored in case they start fighting you will put it in between them and if they bite you after it will not hurt as much.Only kaap them in that cage for maybe like ten Min's if they start fighting take them out early when breeding she may be a first timer and eat them you can try again though.make sure no sudden noises because she will protect her babies the only way she nose how to eat her babies.
.now you know about hamsters so here are some things about keeping both keeping up on them how to breed and yeah most is of it is caring for baby hamsters
Good luck
2007-10-13 16:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by Katy B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would get 2 clear boxes and put them next to each other and put each hamster in a different box and they'll be able to see each other, after a couple of weeks put them into the same box for about 15 mins and gradually longer until they are completely used to each other :) Hope this helps.
2007-10-13 16:09:01 · answer #4 · answered by abc123 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a good situation. Before you breed ask yourself these questions:
Is their a market for hamsters in your area?
Do my hamsters have papers, or any breed club membership?
Do you have enough space for four cages?
Mom, dad, males offspring and female offspring.
Can you afford all the extra food, toys, bottles, bedding and TIME?
Do you have the time?
Can you care for the baby hamsters until they find homes even if it takes months?
Can you keep all unclaimed hamsters?
Remember you need to read, read, read and think, think, think.
2007-10-13 16:11:37 · answer #5 · answered by genesis33303 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
there are too many hamsters in the world to purposely bring more in, especially dwarf hamsters because they have a mean temperment and it will be hard to find them homes. be happy with the ONE you have because thats all you need.
2007-10-13 15:49:40 · answer #6 · answered by none 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
befor you breed can you find homes for over 100 babies?
2007-10-13 15:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by Gender Bender 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋