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From: Jenna (66-215-68-159.wc-mres.charterpipeline.net)
Subject: The mother will eat her offspring if the cage is too small...
Date: January 20, 2004 at 10:03 pm PST

In Reply to: Re: help, unexpected hamster babies this morning! posted by Mandy on January 20, 2004 at 7:16 pm:

Or if she suspects predators. And the father should not be left in, or he will get her pregnant the day she gives birth. Then you are back breeding, which has several health risks.

Syrian hamsters don't like friends, they are solitary. Simple: keep them single and stop hamster overpopulation.

Since hamsters are prey animals, they clean up the site after birth, eating bloody shavings and anything that would give a trace of babies. So if the cage is too small, the mom gets obsessed with cleaning and cleans up (eats) the babies as well.




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