Things You'll Need
- Two small cages
- Hamster bedding
- Food
- Water
Instructions
Wait two weeks to handle the hamsters. Hamster mothers are very maternal and may hurt a pup accidentally while trying to protect him from a perceived threat.
Separate the hamsters by sex after three weeks. By this time, the mother hamster will begin to ignore her pups. Look at the underside of the hamsters. Male hamsters have large testicles that are easy to spot. Place each group, by sex, in a separate small cage.
Provide the baby hamsters with softened food and water. The water bottle needs to be placed very low so little hamsters can reach it.