The hamsters have arrived!
and they are TINY D:
looking at images online I'm guessing they're maybe three-four weeks old or so. I was originally only planning on getting one, but the person trying to adopt them out was really desperate to give me two. so I agreed, figuring the worst that could happen is they may need to be separated into different bins later on.
I'm going to edit and post pictures after I get home from dinner, but what I'm worried about is:
am I going to have to do something to keep them warm? they are eating and drinking perfectly fine on their own, but I can't help but worry that they've been separated from the mother too soon.
She assured me that they're both females- but when I got home and looked up baby hamsters I started to wonder if they were really old enough to tell. What is a good age to start sexing hamsters?
Edit 2: While I'm editing stuff I might as well ask, does anyone know where I can order oxbow or mazuri food from that will ship to canada? For the time being I've bought some suspect-looking kaytee-brand stuff, but I'm concerned that they're going to selectively pick out the goodies and possibly even fight over the good stuff.
looking at images online I'm guessing they're maybe three-four weeks old or so. I was originally only planning on getting one, but the person trying to adopt them out was really desperate to give me two. so I agreed, figuring the worst that could happen is they may need to be separated into different bins later on.
I'm going to edit and post pictures after I get home from dinner, but what I'm worried about is:
am I going to have to do something to keep them warm? they are eating and drinking perfectly fine on their own, but I can't help but worry that they've been separated from the mother too soon.
She assured me that they're both females- but when I got home and looked up baby hamsters I started to wonder if they were really old enough to tell. What is a good age to start sexing hamsters?
Edit 2: While I'm editing stuff I might as well ask, does anyone know where I can order oxbow or mazuri food from that will ship to canada? For the time being I've bought some suspect-looking kaytee-brand stuff, but I'm concerned that they're going to selectively pick out the goodies and possibly even fight over the good stuff.