syrian hamster #2

Question
HI ONCE AGAIN KELLY,
             MY NEW BORN'S IS NOW 3WEEKS & 2 DAYS OLD NOW BUT THERE STILL DRINKING FROM THERE MOTHERS MILK ,DO U THINK THAT SOME THING IS WRONG WITH THAT?... THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE I KNOW U TOLD ME THAT AT THIS AGE THEY ARE READY 2 LIVE ON THERE OWN, SO NOW IM WRITING U AGAIN IN CONCERN OF KNOWING IF I SHOULD START GIVING THEM AWAY NOW OR SHOULD I WAIT ALITTLE WHILE LONGGER ?.....
           BY THE WAY, ALL OF MY LITTER IS STILL ALIVE THANK GOD , YES ALL 11 OF THEM..
                   UR ADVICE WAS REALLY HELPFUL , THANKS ALOT.

Answer
Hi Keith,

That's great that they're all doing so well!

Usually, hamsters are weaned at the age of 3 weeks.  To help wean your hamsters, scatter hamster food around the cage to encourage them to eat it.  Once you're satisfied that your hamsters are eating solid hamster food, then you can move them all to another cage.  (Try to get them moved to a different cage within the next few days.)  They'll need to stay with their brothers and sisters for another 2 weeks before they can go off to new homes.  (Hamsters should be 6 weeks old before they can go off on their own.)  And remember, since Syrian hamsters are solitary, each hamster will need his/her own cage.  So if you give one person 2 hamsters, make sure they have 2 cages.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask :)

Kelly