WHY is my baby hamster is not eating seeds yet hes 18 days old why?

he is real tiny and I am feeding him KMR every hour but he wont eat seed like his brothers and sisters why pluse he’s 18 days old.

Answer #1

Well, I’ve had baby birds and baby hamsters before and they didn’t eat the regular food for like a week, So I had to just keep feeding them formula for about a week. I was feeding them the formula from my hand, So then I mixed some of the formula with the seeds and they didn’t even know and they just started eating the seeds too. And each time I fed them, I kept putting less and less formula with the seeds, I kept doing that until I put NO formula, And JUST the seeds and they ate the seeds. So, Then I stopped feeding them with my hand and I just put the food in the little trays in they’re cage, And they ate them like that. Maybe, You should try that too. Hope I Helped! -Dogluver.

Answer #2

Thanl you, In this case I am so worried because he is the runt and is so small that his brothers and sisters legs are the size of his haed his name is Simon and I still worry about him because he’s 3 days away from weening.

Answer #3

he needs to grow a little more I have 1 and mine did the same..

no worries

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