QUOTE(liette` @ Jun 19 2008, 12:23 AM)
i have a couple of questions.
1) what's the right age to breed hamsters?
2) at what age does a female have her first heat?
Which hamsters do I breed from?You generally would breed hamsters according to their specific breed ie
Breeding only Syrian hamsters or
breeding only Chinese hamsters. It is
not advisable to breed hamsters of different breed types. If you've got a friend who has a hamster of the same breed of the opposite sex, you can arrange with him/her to breed your hamsters and then share the load of having to find homes for the young. This is the case for breeding
Syrian hamsters as they are more often than
not kept in isolation.
Dwarf hamsters are different in that they
are sociable and can live in social groups - so long as they are introduced to each other after weaning and they 'grow up' together. If you have a cage of dwarf hamsters (who are not of the same sex), they will start to breed when they are ready - and they generally will pretty much 'self regulate' their breeding pattern and frequency and you just have to 'watch' it unfold.
What's the best age to start breeding hamsters?Generally for female hamsters, the
ideal age to start breeding is at
4-6 months - any younger and you would risk her having a poor litter (she has still to grow herself) and also increase the likelihood of cannibalism. Leave it any longer than 6 months and you run the risk of birth complications. For
male hamsters, they are sexually active from as young as
6 weeks of age but it's probably best to leave them alone till they're about 2-3 months old before contemplating breeding from them.
Dwarf hamsters kept together will
start breeding at 2-3 months of age.
QUOTE(IcedNyior @ Jun 19 2008, 03:04 AM)
ss88, mayb your hamsters always get wet coz they drop in the food bowl. The fur looks wet. You should never bath your hamsters with water.
Welcome hazzy, your WW are so cute. Pls dont put male and female together later you'll have too many babies. keep it seperate. Mayb u can try going to petshack on weekends since you're working till 8pm.
Hi liette come show a pic of your hammies. are you planning to breed them?
thank you for ur compliments

but i mmg nak diorang breed pun

but i tot pet shack closed on sunday kan?
Added on June 19, 2008, 12:47 pmQUOTE(nezumitaro @ Jun 19 2008, 09:38 AM)
if u feeding Nutri-Smoothie, no worries about the egg

it contains in the Nutri-Smoothie.
give it a try lah

black no eye ring, sable with cream or ivo eye ring.
when u touch them. they will freeze up.
Soon!! end of this week. its a promise!
This post has been edited by hazzy: Jun 19 2008, 12:47 PM