sammie_06
Posted January 17, 2008 by sammie_06
I woke up this morning and three babies died, they look like the arnt doing too well.
I dunno if Blackie isnt producing enough milk or if they got milk fever.
She does try to get them to latch on but some wont.
I use a toilet paper roll that she had tore up to move them, but they still wont latch on.

I will call the vet though, and is hoping that they do get better.

Update: I called the vet and got nowhere!!
they said that she may be killing them but she isnt
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sammie_06 wrote at January 24, 2008
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Thank you
sammie_06
sammie_06 wrote at January 23, 2008
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One is left, I still dont know what was up with the others.
but this one looks fine, I hope it survives
sammie_06
sammie_06 wrote at January 21, 2008
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looks like two are sick so one may survive, i named it buster since it looks different from the others, I hope buster makes it.
and please let those two get better..

sammie_06
sammie_06 wrote at January 20, 2008
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3 are left..
she had 14 and three are left!!
and it looks like one is sick

sammie_06
sammie_06 wrote at January 18, 2008
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Up to six now, well im gonna try to call the vet again, I think its milk fever.
I dont see the risk in that if they are gonna keep dying we might as well take her to get antibiotics to save the others.

sammie_06
Cocoa32894 wrote at January 17, 2008
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She can sense if the babies are sick. Those three might have been, so she killed them. Usually hamsters don't do to well with their first litter.
Cocoa32894
sammie_06 wrote at January 17, 2008
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She isnt killing them, some wont latch on.
they arnt eating, if they dont latch on
I took them out before she ate them.

I hope she isnt killing them, but I still know that she isnt, because she isnt killing the ones that are weak. she will move them closer and lick them to get them to poop (I read that they did that)
and they still dont try to latch on.
I'm thinking Milk fever.
but the vet said otherwise.


sammie_06
beaglegirl wrote at January 17, 2008
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i told you that hampsters tend to kill the babies and not to get too close so just through them away or else blackie will eat them.
beaglegirl