How to care for my pregnant hamster

You already know that your hamster is pregnant and that it will soon have its young. Do not panic, if you do not know what to do, the first thing is to respect their space in the cage and isolate the male hamsters to another cage. But this is not all, in we will give you some indications so that you know how to take care of a pregnant hamster easily.

You will need to:

Food for hamsters
A clean cage

Steps to follow:

one

The gestation period of a hamster lasts around 15 days although it can also be extended to one month, depending on the breed of the animal.

Golden hamsters take 16 days to bring the young, the gestation time is exact, so you must calculate the day of birth. The dwarf hamsters last 21 days, the Chinese around 23, the Roborovski also about 23 days. In all breeds, the female increases the abdomen 4 days before her delivery.

two

You must isolate the female because it can get violent with the male, but in some breeds such as the dwarves, you can leave the male as it usually helps the female with the offspring.

3

During pregnancy, the cage should be kept clean with plenty of water and food since it is stored in its nest. The cage should be cleaned daily, you can write down in a notebook the changes in the animal in case you have to make a consultation with the veterinarian. The feeding of the hamster should include proteins, vegetables, boiled eggs and cheese.

4

Take the hamster out of the cage so you can play with it, during pregnancy it will not be so active, so you should give it love and attention.

5

Do not touch the babies when they are born as it can be dangerous, the mother could kill her young. The best thing is to leave her alone in the cage, so you will not get into her space.

6

Do not clean the cage, for this the hamster will have made its nest, what you should try to do is fill your plate with water and food . When two weeks have passed, you will be able to clean the cage and play with the pups.

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