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mom hamster keeps eating her babies what do I do

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Question
What do I do? I have the separated they were born today!

Answer
Sometimes you can't do anything to prevent the mother from eating her babies. If she feels stressed, thinks the pups are defective, or is on the younger side, she will have a higher tendency to eat the babies. Just try not to move much in the cage and disturb her as little as possible. If possible try to have the cage in a place of low trafic, with little sound and people. But sometimes even if you do everything right, the mom will just choose to eat her litter. Wait until she gets older before breeding her again.