Another Question For Baby Hamsters

[vegeta832]

Was Up, I Noticed That Inside Of My Hamsters Cage, It Is Fogged Up And Has Moisture Spots Where The Mom And The Babies Are,that Means That It Is Hot In There If Some Of You Dont Know What That Means. Is This Normal? And Am I Allowed To Open The Lid Up And Put Some Air In There To Cool Them Off? And Also,what Kind Of Food Do I Feed The Mom So That She Has Good Protein And Good Milk For Her Babies?

[Jerica]

Since it has been a few days now, you could possibly take a bit of the bedding off the babies, its still risky, but if they are getting too hot thats not good. The only thing is that if you can, check the temperature in the room. Are you using a fish tank and lid with air holes or is it a solid lid? You need to have a lid with tiny air holes, made for reptiles and such. You should check the temp of the room if you can, get a lid with air holes if you don't have one, and just keep providing plenty of food and water. You really shouldn't need to add anything to her diet unless you want to offer a small piece of bread with a little bit of peanut butter, not much because it is fattening, but it has protien. You could offer bits of carrot or other veggies if you want, but when I bred mice I didn't need to offer anything. The last resort with trying to make sure the babies aren't too hot would be to remove a little of the bedding, but make sure you do the other things I metioned first as hampsters seem more likely to eat their babies than other rodents so be careful. The mother hampster may just keep covering them and if she does leave them be. She knows what she is doing, its instinct.