The Home of Hamster Fans! My Pet Hamsters

These two hamster brothers have been with us for some time now, but we haven’t really found the right names for them till now. Since they strongly reminded us of our two “brother dogs,” Harry and Choknat, we named these two after their doggy counterparts!

Like the two dogs, these “hamster brothers” are pretty close, in a hamster sense at least. We see them cuddling up together while sleeping and play as if they’re dogs And yep, we’re sure they’re brothers. They were beloved Wendy’s sons.

Our female pet hamster, code named Abester, has just recently produced 3 healthy litters. Initially, it was four but one got eaten by Mommy herself. Hamsters have cannibalistic nature and they usually eat their own babies when threatened. Breeding hamsters seem to be a lot complicated than I thought it would be.

There was no warning or indication. No swelling tummy or unusual odor. We knew she was pregnant but we did not know when she would give birth. Our female hamster was in a small clear plastic housing together with 3 other male companions. I was watching National Geographic. Then I heard some commotion. To my surprise, Abester has produced 4 tiny miniature hamsters scattered all over the cage. She obviously felt threatened so she was already starting to munch on one of the litters. I quickly got all the other male hamsters out of the cage.

We had to use old newspaper to cover the whole cage. We also had to refrain from cleaning the cage to avoid triggering the hamster’s cannibalistic behavior. This gave the female hamster security for her and the babies. After a few days, the remaining 3 litters have survived. They all look like just their Mommy.