Breeding Dwarf Hamsters

"On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Laura and I am here to tell you about dwarf hamsters. Breeding hamsters can be a very difficult job. They don't breed well in captivity. Most hamsters are able to start reproducing at about 45 days old. The problem with that is that they don't get along too well with other hamsters. We were very fortunate to end up with these 3 mothers. All 3 of them came in pregnant basically and within a week, they had babies. There are 3 different sizes. Each of them gave birth about 3 days apart. If you notice, even the babies are aggressive. Make sure if your hamster does have babies that you've got proper bedding in the case for them. They need to burrow and they will take their babies and hide them underneath all of their bedding. If you've got the wrong bedding in there, the babies can come up with an upper respiratory infection very easily causing them all to die. If you notice, all 3 of these females are taking care of these babies. They don't pick and choose who their babies are. They all 3 are in there taking care of them at the same time. They will cover the babies up and themselves up. When you open up the cage, you won't even see them in there. But once you move aside the bedding, all 3 mamas will be in there taking care of all the babies. Usually they will find that too often in the wild. Once these babies are old enough to sell, the average price range is from $9 to $15 in your pet's stores. Most babies have to be at least 4 weeks before they are old enough to go out on the floor."