My dwarf hamster had babies as well. Im assuming around the same time yours did. Mine opened their eyes at 15 days old but thet were still pretty small at that point. So I would think around 18 would be about right. Why is it that you think momma is pregnant again?
Ah, I see. Well from that picture of her with the baby trying to get on the wheel she doesn't really look pregnant. But than again, I'm probably not the one to judge. I didn't even realize mine was pregnant. I just thought she was fat. and the pic is only half of her.
I'm pretty sure you are supposed to remove the first litter if she has another. I've been told that either way you can seperate dwarfs into same sex groups at 21 days. I read somewhere that usually the babies are weened by 21 days but will still suckle on the mother some.
Yeah, I really can't tell. She isn't really any bigger then the dad, (Well, he's bigger, but I mean belly-wise) so I can't tell. I'm hoping she won't have more, but who knows.
I'll have to keep an extra eye on her and see if she's still nursing them/when she stops. Their eyes opened on the 26th, (I got them about 6 days before) so I'm assuming at that point they were roughly 2 weeks.. So babies could be in another 3ish days? Eep. Either way, babies should be fine to separate then, which will be good. Then I can start playing with them. >.>
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I'm pretty sure you are supposed to remove the first litter if she has another. I've been told that either way you can seperate dwarfs into same sex groups at 21 days. I read somewhere that usually the babies are weened by 21 days but will still suckle on the mother some.
Good luck with the babies. They're cute. :)
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I'll have to keep an extra eye on her and see if she's still nursing them/when she stops. Their eyes opened on the 26th, (I got them about 6 days before) so I'm assuming at that point they were roughly 2 weeks.. So babies could be in another 3ish days? Eep. Either way, babies should be fine to separate then, which will be good. Then I can start playing with them. >.>
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I want one especially since I'm currently hamster-less but you probably live too far from me.
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