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In hopes of showing my son the miracle of hamster birth, I purchased a female and put her in the cage with the others. The two males were gentle and used to being around other hamsters. They didn't seem to harm the female although they sniffed her constantly. As a matter of fact, when she squeaked at them in frustration, they ran away. I figured it was safe to leave her there for 24 hours before putting her in her own cage. Well, my son just called to inform me that she was dead. There isn't any apparent trauma like bites or blood. I'm assuming she either died from the stress of the new environment, or was accidentally smothered by one of the males. I feel bad, but learned a valuable lesson from it. Keep the boys and girls seperate unless they're under constant supervision! *sigh* Then make sure only one male is with the female(s).
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