Found this info:
Let her nurse the babies till they are about 3 weeks old. DO NOT disturb the nest during this time as she may decide to turn on them and eat them. The cage will smell during this time - that's unavoidable, any attempts to change the bedding material would increase the likelihood of cannibalism so it's best to just leave it for the moment and put up with the smell. Sometimes despite all this, the female hamster will still cannibalize her young, this is common in female hamsters bred under 4 months and in older females who will cull some babies to reduce the numbers in the litter. Continue with the high protein foods (other ideas are bread soaked in milk) during this time. At about 3 1/2 weeks of age, the hamsters are ready to be sexed and weaned - they are no longer reliant on their mum for nourishment. You can keep them in 2 different boxes/cages (all the male hamsters in 1 cage and the females in another). They can be kept in these groups for a further 2-3 weeks. In the meantime, you can find new homes for them and they can go to their new owners at 5-6 weeks of age.
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HAMSTERS ARE CANNABALISTIC. WHAT OTHER ANIMALS EAT THEIR YOUNG IF NOT SEPARATED FROM THEM
Posted on 07/19/08, 10:35 am
HAMSTERS ARE cannibalistic. if not separated from their young they will often eat them, but if you separate them too early how do you bottlefeed a young hamster?
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Reply #1 07/20/08 11:13am
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Reply #2 07/31/08 6:11pm
love birds do, i think
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