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Question
i have a female teddy bear hamster and i bought her from the pet store and she said she is probaly prego, i have been doing some looking on the web and they said she should start bitting? .... And can hamsters go outside? like for a walk?

Answer
Dear Jaimie,
thank you for your question.
Fenale hamsters from pet shops are usually pregnant because the pet shops don't care enough to seperate males and females.
Provide her with a lot of nesting material (unscented toilet paper or paper tissue and hay is fine, the hamster cotton ect. sold by pet shops is just a waste of money). Also, give her animal protein: mealworms, crickets, superworms or if you don't want to feed insects, curd cheese or cooked egg. Insects, are the best chioce, though.
Many pregnant hamsters are perfectly friendly, they just build a big nest and may get a bit fatter. The babies are born after 16-19 days.

Hamsters shouldn't be taken outside, it's just stress for them, they can catch a cold (which is serious for hamsters) and they may escape or get caught by a dog or cat. your hamster will enjoy running around in a hamster-safe room or play pen, though.
I hope I was of some help to you
Jennifer