Hey I want to know ..

Question
Where could I get a male hamster in Baldwinsville i tried Petsmart but they didnt have any males do you know where i could get one..

Answer
Breeding hamsters is not a very easy thing to do correctly!  I would suggest that you not think about breeding until you have researched everything fully!

"Teddy Bear" hamsters are Longhaired Syrian hamsters and Syrian hamsters are solitary hamsters and must never be kept in the same cage.  To breed syrians you must find out when the female is receptive to the male and this is only a few short hours every three or four hours, but it depends on each individual hamster too!

If they are put together at the wrong time they will fight and could end up killing each other!

Breeding hamsters is a very complicated process and many things need to be considered before you let your hamsters breed.

Hamsters who are closely related should not be bred from, hamsters who are not in top health should not be bred from either.  Breeding hamsters should be about improving the breed so only the best quality hamsters should be bred from.

Also, certain colours should not allowed to mix and will produce undesirable traits e.g. hairless babies etc.  An many more problems can occur.

Female hamsters should be approx. 6 months old when having their first litter, and should not be over 12 months either.

I do not currently breed Syrians so i can not give you the information you need but please get in touch with as many syrian breeders as you can to find out all about breeding them - before you start to breed them!!

You also need to think about all of the problems which could occur with the female before, during and after the birth - do you have a reliable vet who will come out to you at any hour if you need him to??  If everything does go ok you could have up to 20 babies needing new homes - do you have that many homes lined up??  If not, them do you have that many cages to keep them all separately in when they get too old to be kept together??

Please think about this before doing it!!

Kind Regards,

Tammy