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Old 03-25-2007, 08:12 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by HighlandYorkies View Post
REMOVE THE MALE IMMEDIATELY ! He will have a longer pointed end than the female does. He can never again be housed with the female.
Separate into male and female babies at four weeks old - keep the females with the mum until they are six weeks old, and you will need a cage for the males at four weeks, but place it next to the females cage. This prevents them all getting pregnant again as they are sexually mature at 4 weeks !!!
DO NOT DISTURB THEM or clean them out for the first week, and only clean the corners the second week. She will only eat them if you disturb or handle them. You can start to handle them at three weeks to get used to humans....hold with both hands, over their bedding in case they jump.

Keep their bedding clean, change at least once a week from after the first clean out at 10days-2weeks apart from corners.

At six weeks they need to go into separate cages or be rehomed by then, but if they are russians you can separate into small groups, as they should live happily together being from the same litter - if there are fights, remove the bully, and separate before there is a death.

Give them chopped fruit and veg, mashed bread and milk for the babies and the mum(change daily)in a very shallow dish so no drownings, and change the water bottle once a day. They like egg which is good for mum, and give them plenty of their normal hamster mix.
The babies will eat small amounts of normal food long before their eyes open - almost from birth, but will drink from their mother for 4-6weeks, though they are weaned at three weeks.

Good Luck - you will have LOTS of fun !
Debra ( breeder of many HAMSTER litters !!! )
how fun you know a lot! they must be teeny tiny little things lol
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