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[โ€“] MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thanks! I don't actually have a hamster, I was just curious ๐Ÿ˜… and hopefully, someone will find this thread at some point and it helps save some hamster babies

[โ€“] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah I like to post these small animal facts just so if someone reads these they also get answers!

My anecdotal evidence is that I raised a couple litters in a stressful environment few years back (we have active dogs so there's quite the commotion most of the time) and had zero babies eaten, so what I did with the diet likely worked