not yet a grandma

@chesssy (203)
Philippines
April 20, 2007 10:33pm CST
i had my hamsters for over 2 months now and still, they do not have offsprings!!! how could this be? what should i be doing?
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@vbcoder (196)
• Philippines
25 Apr 07
i used to have pet hamsters, i already gave them to friends when i could not find the time to take care of them. these cute little critters mate usually at night when they are very active. it usually takes a while before they have offsprings. just be sure not to disturb them when they do because hamsters sometimes kill their offsprings when they are touched by humans.
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@chesssy (203)
• Philippines
26 Apr 07
would i know if the female's pregnant?
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@vbcoder (196)
• Philippines
26 Apr 07
of course, it would surely have a bigger tummy :) just like any pregnant woman.
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• United States
21 Apr 07
Well it could be that you have two male hamsters or two female hamsters, regardless of what the people told you about their gender. Do some research to see if you actually have a male and female. If you do, you'll most likley will just have to wait until they decide to mate.
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@chesssy (203)
• Philippines
23 Apr 07
but i saw them mate already! does having a wheel in their cage hinders them to 'do it'?
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@llwilkins (384)
• United States
16 May 07
yeah i think they r the same gender. mine had babiies within like 3 weeks after I put the male and female in the same cage. i had 2 litters born within 2 weeks of each other from my 2 females. I had a total of 21 babies born in April
• United States
1 May 07
I'm having the same thoughts, possibly of the same gender. From my experience, hamsters looooove to mate, and nothing would really hinder them from doing so. Even if they may appear to have fooled around, ha ha, animals aren't always as picky as humans, if you know what I mean. I have 2 female degus and those two have, from time to time, gotten frisky.
@chesssy (203)
• Philippines
1 May 07
what are degus? haha, i haven't been able to observe them lately. if the girl is preggy, how many months would it take for the babies to be born?