You should minimize photography and leave the cage alone. When the babies are around 10 days old, you can give them some finely chopped greens and other high moisture food. The weaning age for the babies are about 3-4 weeks. At about the time a hamster is weaned, it is sexually mature, but should not be bred until optinum breeding age and weight are reached. Therefore, hamsters should be sexed and separated early, before their 35th day at the latest.
Separation prevents brother-sister matings, and eliminates the possibility of fighting.
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