Make sure that your female hamster wants to breed because otherwise, it could become aggressive and attack the male. You will know that your female hamster is pregnant because it will be fatter about 2 weeks after mating, and it will move around less. It will also become more and more aggressive as it gets closer to its due date. Female hamsters are usually pregnant for about 18 to 22 days.
Most commonly, it gives birth to 4 to 6 hamsters. However, depending on the type of your hamster, there can also be less than 3 or more than Be careful because sometimes female hamsters eat their babies.
If you know that your hamster is pregnant and you hear it squeaking, it could mean that it is getting into labor. Female hamsters want to give birth alone so that they can focus. It will give birth to the hamsters in 10 to minute intervals and cut off the umbilical cord on its own. It tends to clean the area after the birth of each hamster. Make sure you give your female hamster enough food and water.
It can think that they are in danger and eat their babies. If you notice that your hamster is squeaking, it might be in pain or injured. Sick or injured hamsters tend to hide, so if you notice your hamster hiding, make sure you check for any injuries.
The most common injuries in hamsters are cuts and scrapes. Try to figure out what it got cut on so you can remove it and reduce the chances of your hamster cutting itself on it again. Your hamster will probably squeak as soon as it cuts itself, so it should be easy to see what it has cut itself on.
To clean the cut, you can use some lukewarm water and a cotton pad. It's best to let them take it gradually and at their own pace. After the first few days you could offer her a treat through the bars if you have a cage and then move on to offering a treat on the palm of your hand and see if she puts her paws on your hand or walks onto your hand. They generally don't like having a hand in their cage, and she may scream or run at it, as it's an intruder in her space!
When they are tamer that can be less of an issue, but our hamster still follows my hand around anxiously if I do any spot cleaning in the cage. I get him out in a tube or a hamster ball if they jump into it and handle him out of the cage, but until they are tame that kind of handling needs to be done in a safe place, like the dry bathtub or a playpen area, so they can't jump, fall and hurt themselves.
When they're scared and untame, they can "ping" which is suddenly wriggle free and leap two feet in the air, and if they fall from a height they can easily break bones. So somewhere enclosed and low down is safest for handling at first. Once they are hand tame they are more relaxed generally and don't try and scream, escape or wriggle free, but having said that they can still have moments especially if they've just pouched some food and want to be off back to their house!
They can get freaked by too many different people, or being handled by more than one person at a time. It sounds like she is getting familiar with you and accepts it from you more at the moment. The tissue trick Dr McK suggested can really help as it means they are sleeping in toilet paper that has your scent on it and it means you are more familiar to them. Just wanted to add never use anything labelled "fluffy bedding" or similar, even if it says it's safe it isn't.
The best nesting material is torn up strips of plain white toilet paper - a big heap somewhere on top of the substrate and she will pouch some and take it somewhere to build a nest. You might not see her do this but you should graduallys see the pile get smaller over a week or more Also make sure she has a house that's big enough to build a nest in, and is dark inside. A shoebox makes a good house - upside down sitting on the substrate with a hole cut in for a door.
Thanks for replying! This definitely makes me less worried. Actually, after I've posted my question I was able to pick her up again. She just gently walked into the palm of my hand and let me pick her up. I'll let her settle in for a while and let her get used to her cage and me. The only thing I do is to set her food and water bowl straight again I'm getting a water bottle that is attached to the side because she keeps knocking over het water bowl and I also set her chinchilla bath straight again.
That ok, right? If I don't do that everything will be one big mess within a few hours. Oh gosh I used to have a hamster once that screeched the entire time he was being handled, he only did it because he wanted back in his cage. Eventually he learned if he stopped screeching he can go home, and he was the sweetest ham after that.
I probably wouldn't mess with her sandbath during the first week. Maybe only refill it if it's empty my second hamster loved pushing the sand out, so every day i needed to refill it haha. The foodbowl I would also only mess with once a day when I refill it. Usually they like to cover it in bedding to keep their food safe.
It's kinda cute when you think about it 'if i cover it then nobody but me knows it's there! If it get's too deep they can drown. I dont want to scare you but I have heard about it happening more than once.
Also about the screaming sound that your hammy makes, don't feel bad. The first time one of my hammies said like that I dropped her wheel on top of her.
I felt so bad. Thanks everyone. Since posting this she hasn't screamed at all. I think she gets scared if you touch her without her knowing you're there. If I want to pet her I'll make sure she's seeing and hearing me and I'll let her sniff my hand first, this works and she's not screaming anymore!
I've replaced her water bowl with a sippy bottle that's attached to the glass with suckers so she can't knock over her water anymore! Glad she has calmed down a bit. I know having a fabulous new hamster is exciting but before you can play with them you have to let them be and tame them. Like This Unlike Cinnamondahamster 28 Oct I just got a baby Teddy Bear hamster named Tofu and whenever I pick her up or touch her she never bites me, is this a bad thing Like This Unlike juzu 28 Oct I just got a baby Teddy Bear hamster named Tofu and whenever I pick her up or touch her she never bites me, is this a bad thing Hi, I'm sure you can't wait to play and interact with your new hamster but you should leave her be for a while a few days to a week so she can get used to her new home.
A hamster's first few days in its new home are very stressful as they are in a strange new environment. The screaming and the stopping you describe can be a sign of your hamster being scared. I'm sure Tofu is fine, just a little nervous which is perfectly normal for a new ham Before you start playing with Tofu, you will need to tame her, so that she trusts you and isn't nervous around you.
Let her set the pace, and try not to stress her out by exposing her to too much, too fast. Stretching and yawning are two of the most characteristic traits when it comes to the behavior of hamsters.
It is normal. What are some common signs that a hamster may be dying? Labored breathing. Hamster is probably curled up trying to sleep and breathing hard. When a hamster is comfortable with you and is feeling happy they will usually respond quickly to you when you speak to them. Happy hamster sounds A happy, healthy hamster might show their appreciation by letting off some short, shrill squeaks of excitement.
They also create a clicking noise, known as bruxing, which is when they rub their lower and upper teeth together.
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