If it's another hamster, don't close the cage. They are solitary animals with strong territorial consciousness. They won't stop fighting because of gender differences. When they were young, they were fine. When they grow up, there is absolutely no place to keep a second hamster. If they don't want one of them to be killed, it's better to separate cages.
Hamster's hair will grow out slowly without human intervention. Feed some foods rich in protein at most to promote it.
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Both women and men have multiple partners. During the breeding season, female hamsters will look for male caves. In the process of mating, the mating plug forms and seals the female reproductive tract, preventing the later males from successful fertilization. Shortly after mating, female hamsters often drive males out of their territory.
Seasonal breeding stock, mating, raising litter from February to 165438+ 10. Women give birth to two or four children a year. The gestation period is short, lasting 15 ~ 22 days. The average litter size is 5 ~ 7, but it can be as small as 1 or as large as 13. Young hamsters need about 3 weeks of care and 6 to 8 weeks of sexual maturity.
Females sometimes put their cubs in cheek pouches to protect them from predators.
Hamster feeding conditions
Cage with chassis area greater than 0.5m2
Provide multiple hiding places, which can be made of paper or wood.
The thickness of the padding is not less than 20cm, and the raw materials of the nest material should be soft, including dust-free shavings and straws.
The diameter of running wheels required by dwarf hamster and bear hamster should be larger than 20cm and 30cm respectively, and the suitable running wheels should have closed running surfaces.
If you use a cage made of glass or plastic, be sure to open the top for ventilation.
Clean the wet bedding, food basin and water fountain every day, and clean the whole cage every month, but it is recommended to keep some old bedding to let hamsters adapt to the smell.
For dwarfs and golden hamsters, the whole cage should be cleaned once a month and once every 14 days respectively, and the outdoor air should be kept regularly (requiring care).
Gnome hamsters can be kept in cages or alone. However, caged hamsters have high requirements for their social adaptability, and they are generally raised alone. ?
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Cages smaller than 3200cm2 can't provide enough space for any rodents, and the ventilation is not smooth, which makes harmful gases and heat accumulate in large quantities, thus leading to health problems such as mucosal irritation and pneumonia. In addition, small cages will also cause communication barriers to animals that originally lived in groups, so they should not be used as long-term feeding options.
The grid-like running wheel with too small diameter makes hamsters unable to straighten their backs, which is more likely to cause permanent spinal injury. It may get stuck and break limbs.
Plastic pipes, crowded and unable to turn around, make hamsters feel depressed and anxious. Risers are easy to hurt hamsters and are not easy to clean and ventilate. Pipes should not be used to replace the natural hole-making process of hamsters.
Plastic ball walking will affect hamster's judgment of the external environment, resulting in impact or fall injury, and the air holes on the ball walking can not meet the needs.
Other plastic toys contain softeners, which will be dissolved by gastric acid and become hard and sharp fragments, leading to digestive tract injuries.
Traction rope can lead to strangulation, limit the freedom of animals to move freely and cause anxiety. Only a few highly domesticated rabbits among rodents can use traction ropes under the guidance of adults. )
Using cotton or other filamentous fibers as nest material will entangle hamsters' limbs and block cheek pouches, and there can be no chemical additives such as essence and pigment.
Sudden change of feed may lead to mild diarrhea, while rotten feed can lead to very serious diarrhea (also known as wet tail). Severe diarrhea will lose a lot of electrolytes and endanger the life of hamsters.
Put them on the table, chair and palm to play. (Unless there is a plane nearby that can land safely) The platform with a cage too high is also unsafe, and hamsters are not sensitive to height drop.
Other pets in the family, such as cats and dogs, are also very close. They naturally feed on small animals.
Hamsters are disturbed during daytime rest, so they are not suitable as pets for children who go to bed early.
Let hamsters contact indoor plants and collect their leaves or petals.
Feeding human food (high salt, high sugar, additives).
Eating a lot of fruits, except in laboratory and field environment, all available Gakaria hamsters may carry Campbell gene and are prone to diabetes.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-hamster