I purchased 2 hamsters after being told they were both boys. A while after, I noticed one of them were developing the way a female would and placed the two in separate cages (they were in one very big cage at first, and it was my first time keeping hamsters). Unfortunately the female gave birth to its first litter of 5
After that I separated the males into one cage and the females got their own cages because I found out the femes would fight A LOT while the males seemed okay with each other. I was planning to give them all separate cages, but all the baby hamsters in the first litter died very suddenly (like waking up in the morning and just having one dead). And then the female gave birth AGAIN to another litter of 5.
The female hamster had managed to escape its cage a couple of times because while separating the sudden babies I had to make-do with makeshift cages (such as old reptile enclosures) until I could get a proper cage, however I have never actually seen it interact with the male. The hamsters in this litter are all separated and living very well. I ensured that the female hamster’s cage was inescapable with high walls AND a lid, which none of the other hamsters needed. All the females are kept on a table while the males are in cages on the floor. Then she gave birth to yet another litter of 6.
I genuinely have no idea how this happened. I separated the baby hamsters as soon as they began eating the pellets and seeds they were given and the mother hamster (nor the father hamster) never managed to escape their cage, not even once. Can female hamsters store sperm and use it?? Can they give birth in portions?? What can I do to stop my hamster from giving birth, because I am NOT EQUIPPED to take care of any more?
After that I separated the males into one cage and the females got their own cages because I found out the femes would fight A LOT while the males seemed okay with each other. I was planning to give them all separate cages, but all the baby hamsters in the first litter died very suddenly (like waking up in the morning and just having one dead). And then the female gave birth AGAIN to another litter of 5.
The female hamster had managed to escape its cage a couple of times because while separating the sudden babies I had to make-do with makeshift cages (such as old reptile enclosures) until I could get a proper cage, however I have never actually seen it interact with the male. The hamsters in this litter are all separated and living very well. I ensured that the female hamster’s cage was inescapable with high walls AND a lid, which none of the other hamsters needed. All the females are kept on a table while the males are in cages on the floor. Then she gave birth to yet another litter of 6.
I genuinely have no idea how this happened. I separated the baby hamsters as soon as they began eating the pellets and seeds they were given and the mother hamster (nor the father hamster) never managed to escape their cage, not even once. Can female hamsters store sperm and use it?? Can they give birth in portions?? What can I do to stop my hamster from giving birth, because I am NOT EQUIPPED to take care of any more?