| It can be a truly wonderful experience to breed | | | | Once you have made the decision to breed your |
| teddy bear hamsters; You need to think about a | | | | hamsters, the following steps will get you off to a |
| number of things before you decide to breed your | | | | great start: |
| hamsters: | | | | 1. Purchase your hamsters from a good breeder. Find |
| Who are you going to sell your baby hamsters to? | | | | a breeder who keeps their hamsters areas clean, and |
| After only 20 - 25 days, baby hamsters can be | | | | provide them with enough space to live. |
| weaned. They can begin to breed once they reach | | | | 2. Before completing the sale, make sure to observe |
| 45 days old. Once the pups are born, there is not | | | | the hamster you are interested in closely. Is the |
| much time before you need to find them homes. | | | | hamster friendly? Calm? Tame? Curious? Do not pick |
| You need to know long before the time comes, | | | | a hamster who seem timid or one that seem overly |
| where you are going to send your baby hamsters. | | | | aggressive. Temperament is hereditary, so you |
| Do not just set the babies free. They will be eaten, | | | | wouldn't want to breed these hamsters. Instead you |
| or they will starve. In the unlikely event that they | | | | want a hamster that is tame. Ideally, you should try |
| survive, they will start to breed and will become a | | | | to find a breeder who handles their hamsters often |
| pest. They will have to go to their new homes | | | | and even tames them before they are sold. You will |
| sometime between 4 - 7 weeks old. | | | | probably want to get your hamsters for breeding |
| Do you have the required supplies as well as enough | | | | from a good breeder. This is because the local pet |
| space to breed hamsters? You will have to have | | | | store does not usually handle their hamsters often |
| enough space and living area. At least four housing | | | | enough. |
| facilities are needed: one for males, one for females, | | | | 3. Keep the male hamsters separate from the female |
| one for a quarantine tank, and one for a birthing | | | | hamster until you are ready to breed them. Females |
| house. | | | | will often abuse their male partners if they are not |
| Are you ready to commit to all the work needed for | | | | yet ready for mating. Every four days or so, a |
| hamster breeding? You need to make a considerable | | | | female hamster becomes fertile. You will know when |
| commitment to be able to successfully breed | | | | a female hamster is fertile by the way she freezes |
| hamsters. You need to keep the cages very clean. | | | | her tail up in the air when a male hamster is around. |
| Your will have more expenses because your will need | | | | 4. Be sure to keep a pregnant or nursing hamster |
| more bedding, more food, and more supplies overall. | | | | away from any noise. Do not handle them too often. |
| You also need to remember the cages, the toys, | | | | Remember not to touch any of the babies until they |
| exercise wheels, and so on. Before you decide on | | | | are weaned. Separate the males and females soon |
| breeding your hamsters, be sure that you are willing | | | | after weaning to prevent them from breeding. |
| and able to invest in those resources. | | | | |