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dwarf hamster pregnancy

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Question
hi!! latley i have been hearing frequent squeaking i have both a boy and girl hamster today i got binkie (the female)out of the cage and she seemed to have gaind wait and her little belly seems to be round and a bit streched out she has been a bit aggresive in the past few days is she pregnant??  if she is what do i do when she gives birth and what do i do with boo-boo(the "father")?

Answer
it sounds like she's pregnant. i'd seperate the father immediently. make sure to give the female privacy and some tissue paper as bedding. Ince the pups are born do not change the bedding or mess with the pups for two weeks. at 4 weeks of age seperate the boys from the girls.