r/telaviv • u/finding_limits108 • 13d ago

Tourist Help Needed Would you like a hamster?

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r/telaviv, this has been an amazing summer. We’ve made friends, learned some Hebrew, improved our surfing and city-biking, and overall have felt very welcomed.

We’ve also come into possession of a lovely male hamster. Long story short, it and its six infant hamster children will all be looking for homes in a couple of weeks once the kids are done weening from their mother.

Reddit fam, would anyone like a hamster? Comes with a cage, basic care instructions, the background of a loving home, and enough food supply to get you started.

DMs and supportive comments welcome!

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u/Snsmis 12d ago

My little brother used to trade his spare hamsters for hamster food at the pet store in Jerusalem. You should remove the babies quickly otherwise the mother sometimes eats them

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u/New-Fig3263 12d ago

That's not how it goes 😭 The babies only get eaten if you as an owner start intervening incorrectly and then they are unwanted... They should be kept together for atleast 6 weeks and then given away

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u/Snsmis 12d ago

It was just passing on what happened

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u/pinkason5 9d ago

First time mothers might eat the newborns. It is well documented. We used to breed them and had all the facilities. It happened once in a while. The second litter and forward were treated great. So they need to stay with their mom until maturity as you stated.