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Question
I got this hamster from my friend &i'm not sure whether it's hamster or mice.it's white and about the size of my palm it has red eyes too.and it has babies, what can i do to make sure they live as 2 of it was already eaten by the mother.hope u can help!

Answer
If it's a mouse it will have an extremely long tail that is practically hairless.
You can't help prevent the mother from eating her babies because they are cannibals. The best thing you can do is to give them privacy because a lot of times stress will cause them to eat their babies. They will eat their babies if they feel the babies aren't strong enough to live or there isn't enough food to go around.