i know that with dwarf hamsters the male can be left in the cage during the care of the litter and may often help the female. my question is can i leave 2 males in the cage? i have 2 males and a female and they are brother/sister. we bought them together but how will he react if they are not his pups?
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Actually, only the female and the pups can be in the cage. The male(s) MAY NOT stay in the cage. They tend to eat the pups. I would recommend that you keep the female and the pups together (until the pups are 8 weeks old), and then leave the males together. But, if the males start to fight, please move one of them into another cage. Thanks, and good luck on your litter of pups,
~ Future Vet
I honnestly don't recommend because there is a possibility that he will become aggresive towards the pups and the father.
Well quite Honestly I worked in a pet store and when hamsters bread no matter what bread of hamster they were ... we removed all of them except the mom ... in our experiences with leaving the males in with the babies they always ended up being eaten ... so yeah I would remove all the hamster except for mama, and DO NOT touch the babies.
GOOD LUCK !! hope i was helpful
no, i wouldnt leave the male in.but also be careful to not touch the litter to often b/c the mom may try to eat her litter
Good Luck and Be Careful =)
I think you should separate them.
i wouldn't. some males can be very very agressive. You may not know it but the other male (not the father) could bite or kill one of the babies or the mom or even the dad. I wouldn't unless you are some sick sick person who likes to watch hamsters die!! jk. about the sick person thing. not the hamster thing.
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