The Veterinary Manual was first published in as a service to the community. The legacy of this great resource continues in the online and mobile app versions today. This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here. Common Veterinary Topics. Videos Figures Images Quizzes. Test your knowledge. Complete blood counts typically report the percentage of each type of blood cell, the absolute numbers of each type of blood cell, morphologic abnormalities, and unusual cells.
Which of these parameters is most important for a meaningful interpretation of the leukogram? More Content. Was This Page Helpful? Yes No. All you need to do is just provide the right food and nesting materials. Eventually the moment will come when the baby hamsters are ready to make their entrance into the world. Although Syrian male hamsters are never kept with the female during the hamster gestation period and are only put with the female during the mating period, dwarf male hamsters do still sometimes remain with the female.
If this is the case you should separate the male and female as soon as the female has given birth. The number of babies you can expect to welcome into your home depends on the breed of your hamster, and also on the individual hamster.
Syrian hamsters usually have between six and ten babies, whereas dwarf hamsters normally have five or six. It has been known for hamsters to give birth to more than sixteen babies though; so be prepared! Get two separate bins, one for the mother and one for the pups. You can place food and even a toy in the mother's bin. Make sure you're working in a warm environment - you do not want the tiny pups to chill. Do not go crazy with Operation Cleanup. Remember, your hamster needs to return to the same familiar nest where she had the pups so far.
Your job here is to fully inspect the cage, remove debris and dirty bedding, clean visible dirt with non-scented wipes and add some fresh bedding. That's it. Keep the nest itself intact, so the mother will feel secure.
Once you're done, return the mother hamster to the cage. Allow her a few minutes to explore and get comfortable and then return the pups. After 28 days, remove the baby hamsters from the mama hamster to avoid maternal aggression as the pups become adults. In some cases, you may have to do this a little bit earlier. Watch the mother's behavior closely around this time and if she's overly aggressive, it might be time to move the pups to separate cages.
However, do not separate them before the age of 24 days, minimum. It's ok if their mother seems impatient with them - they're now the equivalent of teenagers so that's perfectly understandable. That's why you need two separate cages. You need to make sure these pups don't perpetuate the breeding cycle and the only effective way to do so is by separating them by sex.
If they are Syrian hamsters, they'll soon need to be placed in their own individual cages anyway. For now, until you find them the great homes they deserve - make sure boys and girls don't share a cage. You should be able to sex them by now. If there's a pup that you're unsure of, place that one with the males. That way, if it turns out to be a female, you'll only have one pregnant female on your hands.
If you place that pup with the females and it turns out to be male, all of the females could become pregnant. There's no immediate rush with sexing newborn hamsters. Born blind, deaf and without fur, they're not going to start breeding right away. In fact, handling the pups this early could stress out the mother. She may end up rejecting and even eating the tiny pinkies. Remember, during the first five days, you should not bother the mother hamster and her pups at all.
A good time to sex the babies would be after they opened their eyes, possibly during that first cage clean-up, around the age of two weeks. Carefully pick up each pup and turn it over so the belly is facing you. Look just under their tails, there should be 2 distinct openings in this area, they are typically are small and pink, they might look slightly raised around the edges.
The hole closest to the tail is the anus and the hole closer to the abdomen is the location of the urinary and genital organs. Males have a very clear separation between the two holes, so it is easy to tell the openings apart. In addition, you may see small swellings in the groin area, these are the growing testicles.
Females have openings that are very close together and you might even have trouble telling the two holes apart due to their closeness. They might appear to be a single opening. In young pups, it can be hard to tell the sex of a hamster so if you are unsure, recheck them often or have an experienced vet check to verify the sex of the pup.
Syrian hamsters, the largest of the household hamster breeds, can be the easiest to sex due to their size. Female Syrian hamsters have pretty prominent nipples that appear in two rows down the belly. Males have very obvious testicles where this breed is concerned, though they can be tougher to find if the hamster has long fur on their belly. Please take the time to find very good homes for your hamsters. Make sure future owners understand the commitment involved in raising a hamster. Give them all the information they need beforehand and make sure they have a great cage and all the other equipment needed for their new hamster.
If anyone is looking to adopt two hamsters, make sure they are of the same sex, to prevent future pregnancies. What's more, if these are Syrian hamsters, make sure the owners have two cages for them and know to keep them separate.
Please don't sell the pups to pet shops. Carefully screen potential adopters and do charge an adoption fee, or ask to see the equipment you bought.
This is your way of making sure they're not just buying the pups to feed them to snakes yes, that can happen!
Finding good homes for your hamster can be very difficult. Still, it's your responsibility to make sure the little ones have the best possible lives.
Good luck! Hamsters look really cute when they take care of their newborn, know more about the breeds of hamsters aside from these really cute Syrian hamsters. Also, after the hamster has given birth what should you do afterward? We can say that its parents will take care of them but you can also do your obligation as its owner. Thank you so much we just got hamsters yesterday and are freaking out because of this. Skip to content. Breeding hamsters - should you get your hamster pregnant?
How you can tell if your hamster is pregnant? Typically, these are the signs that tell you your Syrian hamster may be pregnant: Her nipples will begin to swell and pucker out. She will pay more attention to her nest, hoard more food and generally seem restless. Her belly will grow larger, typically extending to the sides, so you can see that when looking at her from above.
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