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hamsters having a baby

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Question
Please help me. I am a kid and I need to know if my hamster is having a baby because the note that I just read
didn't make seance so please answer my question in kid writing so a 11 year old can understand it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Answer
Hiya.
Well before I can answer your question, can you give me a bit more information? Has she mated with a male hamster? If she has, how long ago was it? There are lots of different types of hamsters, so can you tell me what type she is? If she is quite big, she is probably a Syrian hamster, if she is small and round, she is probably a dwarf hamster. If she is a Syrian hamster, they take about 16 days for them to give birth after they have mated. Count the days since she mated and see if it's 15, 16 or 17. If it is she might be about to give birth. Does she look fat? Give her a lot of bedding and keep her somewhere quiet when she is having her babies. She will probably have 6 to 10 babies but she might have more. It is difficult to raise baby hamsters so some might die. It's very difficult.
Here is a bit of information you can read about breeding your hamster:
http://www.ask-the-vet.com/breeding-hamsters-breed-hamsters.htm
http://www.midlandhamsterclub.co.uk/articles/nhc6.html

Ask me any more questions you need to.
Lots of luck,
Kathryn