{"id":82657,"date":"2022-04-22T11:58:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T11:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:58:40","slug":"how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I stop my hamster from eating her babies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/#How_do_I_stop_my_hamster_from_eating_her_babies\" title=\"How do I stop my hamster from eating her babies?\">How do I stop my hamster from eating her babies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/#Do_hamsters_eat_their_babies_if_humans_touch_them\" title=\"Do hamsters eat their babies if humans touch them?\">Do hamsters eat their babies if humans touch them?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/#Why_did_my_hamster_eat_all_her_babies\" title=\"Why did my hamster eat all her babies?\">Why did my hamster eat all her babies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/#Is_it_normal_for_a_hamster_to_eat_its_babies\" title=\"Is it normal for a hamster to eat its babies?\">Is it normal for a hamster to eat its babies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/#Why_do_hamsters_eat_their_babies_if_you_touch_them\" title=\"Why do hamsters eat their babies if you touch them?\">Why do hamsters eat their babies if you touch them?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/#Can_you_touch_the_hamster_babies\" title=\"Can you touch the hamster babies?\">Can you touch the hamster babies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-stop-my-hamster-from-eating-her-babies\/#How_do_I_stop_my_mother_hamster_from_eating_her_babies\" title=\"How do I stop my mother hamster from eating her babies?\">How do I stop my mother hamster from eating her babies?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_stop_my_hamster_from_eating_her_babies\"><\/span>How do I stop my hamster from eating her babies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>How to Prevent this Behavior<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Dont handle the babies until the mother finishes weaning.  <\/li>\n<li>Make sure mom is getting well-balanced nutrition.  <\/li>\n<li>Monitor her behavior very closely.  <\/li>\n<li>Make sure the cage is clean and habitable.  <\/li>\n<li>Separate the mother from all other hamsters.  <\/li>\n<li>Dont let small children handle mom and babies early on.<\/li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_hamsters_eat_their_babies_if_humans_touch_them\"><\/span>Do hamsters eat their babies if humans touch them?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apparently, <b>its totally normal for hamsters to eat their young. According to Reference.com, Especially in first-time mothers, stress and fear associated with rearing babies can be too much to handle. Look we get it, mama.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_did_my_hamster_eat_all_her_babies\"><\/span>Why did my hamster eat all her babies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>If a hamster is feeling excessively stressed, then it may eat its babies. 2 It may feel as though caring for its young is more than it can handle and unfortunately kill and eat its babies. This may be more likely to occur in young hamster mothers or if you are disturbing the mother too much throughout the day.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_normal_for_a_hamster_to_eat_its_babies\"><\/span>Is it normal for a hamster to eat its babies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apparently, <b>its totally normal for hamsters to eat their young. According to Reference.com, Especially in first-time mothers, stress and fear associated with rearing babies can be too much to handle. Look we get it, mama. Raising kids is hard. But there has to be a better way.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_hamsters_eat_their_babies_if_you_touch_them\"><\/span>Why do hamsters eat their babies if you touch them?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Being pregnant, giving birth, nursing, and caring for multiple babies is very stressful for anyone, including a hamster. <b>If a hamster is feeling excessively stressed, then it may eat its babies. 2 It may feel as though caring for its young is more than it can handle and unfortunately kill and eat its babies.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_touch_the_hamster_babies\"><\/span>Can you touch the hamster babies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Dont Try to Touch the Babies for at Least Several Weeks<\/b> As well as avoiding looking at the babies when theyre very young, ward off touching them until theyre moving around on their own and have fur. If the mother detects your scent on her babies, shell kill them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_stop_my_mother_hamster_from_eating_her_babies\"><\/span>How do I stop my mother hamster from eating her babies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>How to Prevent this Behavior<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Dont handle the babies until the mother finishes weaning.  <\/li>\n<li>Make sure mom is getting well-balanced nutrition.  <\/li>\n<li>Monitor her behavior very closely.  <\/li>\n<li>Make sure the cage is clean and habitable.  <\/li>\n<li>Separate the mother from all other hamsters.  <\/li>\n<li>Dont let small children handle mom and babies early on.<\/li>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How do I stop my hamster from eating her babies?Do hamsters eat their babies if humans touch them?Why did my hamster eat all her babies?Is it normal for a hamster to eat its babies?Why do hamsters eat their babies if you touch them?Can you touch the hamster babies?How do I stop my&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82657\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}