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what should i feed my teddy bear hamster? she has a baby?

my teddy bear hamster had two babies a week ago
one died earlier today, so i’m worried that the mother isn’t producing enough milk.
i don’t want the other one to die
is there anything i can feed her to maybe help her produce milk?
i’ve already given the mom bread dipped in milk, not sure if that helps any though.

I’m sorry, by the looks of how late i’m answering this it may be too late…..

If not: The mom can’t produce milk for one baby, heres how you foster:

CARING FOR ORPHANS:

there is hope. If the little ones are 12 to 14 days old they will do fine, with a little extra TLC and plenty of nourishing food. Place the cage in a warm location, with no drafts. If the little ones appear to be a little cold (young pups sometimes have problems maintaining body heat – that’s why Mom is generally sleeping with them), place a heating pad, set on low, under the cage. Lower the water bottle so it is easy for them to reach. (As an added precaution, unflavored pedialyte can be placed in the bottle to prevent dehydration.) Fill the food dish with plenty of their normal grain/seed mix, which can be sprinkled with some powdered milk, wheat germ and/or quick oats. For added protein and sustenance, canned dog food (beef or chicken – mashed well with a fork) or boiled egg can be placed in a small saucer (one that comes in toy dish sets works well). Fresh apple will also help with hydration. Although the list of “treats” that the pups would enjoy is astronomical, the primary consideration should be to maintain a well balanced diet that remains similar to what they have been accustomed to during their short life.
In the event the pups are 10 days or less, adoption needs to be considered since they still need “mother’s milk” to survive and grow into healthy pups. There are as many methods of adopting orphans as there are breeders. The following is a method that has proven to be extremely successful. The pups will undoubtedly be cold when they are discovered. Clean all residues from the nest off the little ones and wrap them in a clean terry towel. Rub them gently to stimulate circulation – generally the gentle rubbing and warmth of ones hands will have them wiggling in no time. It is best to find an adoptive mother that has little ones a day or two older or younger. Again, make sure that all the residue of the orphan’s original nest has been removed, take some of the nesting material that is around the adoptive mother and her babies and wrap it around the orphans. Continue holding them and let them wiggle around in the nesting material – the goal is to make them smell just like Mom’s other pups. Entice the adoptive mom away from her nest with a special treat. Once she is busy tending to devouring the treat, place the orphans in the nest with the other babies. Make every effort to keep Mom busy for as long as possible and give the orphans time to squirm in and around their new siblings and, hopefully, smell just like them. Go away and don’t disturb Mom and the babies. And, although it is tempting, don’t look in the nest for at least a week.

There’s no absolute guarantee that this will work – sometimes it is hard to fool hammies and they know right away that there strangers in the nest and will eliminate them.

Adoption successes are solely in the paws of the adoptive mother. If she believes that there is something wrong with the orphans, or if they aren’t healthy, she will mercifully dispose of them. If she can’t detect any “different smelling kids” in the nest and they are all healthy, she will probably settle right in and raise them. (Fortunately, hammie moms don’t count noses – so a few more or less doesn’t generally affect the quality of care they receive.

(Note: I have had Syrians successfully raise dwarf orphans. But, so far have not had a dwarf raise a Syrian. -Rusty)

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