Sometimes, unfortunately, accidents happen. This usually happens innocently when the new owner brings home what he thought were two female hamsters. Several weeks later, when those two females become a family of five or more hamsters, the mistake is realized. This information is for that family who suddenly realizes they need a crash course in the care of that new family of hamsters who are now part of their family and thus, their responsibility. This will help the new babies survive and it will also help prevent something like this from happening a second time.
Hamsters have one of the quickest reproductive rates in the animal kingdom.
They reach sexual maturity at about two months old. The gestation period is sixteen days. Hamsters in the wild are solitary and only come together for the purpose of mating. The female raises her young alone. They house the hamsters separately.