If your cage has a wheel or other single
entry accessories, it is worth keeping an eye on the early explorers to
make sure they do not get stranded in the equipment.
If the pregnant hamster and father have been
living together as a couple before and during the pregnancy without
fighting, it should fine to leave the new father in with the mother and
new litter.
It is important that the baby hamsters are
sexed and separated from each other as soon as possible after they are
weaned. The male babies should be removed from their mother before they
are six weeks old as they may father half brothers and sisters with her.
Female babies can be left with a solitary mother indefinitely so long as
she will tolerate them but must be removed before they are six weeks old
as well if the father is cohabiting with the mother hamster.
To read more about pet hamsters select a
topic from the HAMSTER INDEX on the left of this page.
