Humans may have dystocia when giving birth. Similarly, hamsters may also have dystocia during childbirth. The probability of dystocia in hamsters is generally low, but once it happens, it is extremely dangerous and is likely to be "annihilated."

The causes of dystocia in female rats that are about to give birth

Obesity is one of the main reasons for dystocia. . Nowadays, many rat lovers provide professional brand rat food, as well as many delicious snacks. These snacks often cause hamsters to become obese. An overly obese body is a huge physical burden on fertility and reproduction.

In "Do you know what you need to pay attention to when pairing hamsters for breeding?" 》, we know that early breeding and advanced age breeding also greatly increase the difficulty of childbirth and increase the probability of dystocia. Hamsters that are too young or too large often do not have enough physical strength to support the normal delivery of hamster babies, and difficult labor is inevitable.

There is also a situation where some people indiscriminately let their own hamsters mate and breed regardless of breed, resulting in the mating of different breeds (often a cross between first-line hamsters and third-line hamsters). Due to the chromosomes and different breeds There is a difference in body size between hamsters. If the baby hamster is too large, the mother hamster cannot give birth, and it is normal for dystocia to occur! Hamsters born from this kind of crossbreeding have escaped dystocia and early death in time, and basically do not survive more than 6 months.

Judgement of dystocia

During dystocia, there are basically two main factors: 1. Physical strength ; 2. Fetal position.

You can judge whether your hamster has dystocia based on the following characteristics:

(1) Heavy bleeding and the mother has no physical strength;

(2) Mental state Not good;

(3) She has given birth to several rats, but her belly is still very big;

(4) When you touch the mother rat, you can obviously feel that the temperature is higher than usual;

(5) The mice did not come out with their heads first, but half of their legs and buttocks came out and got stuck in the birth canal;

(6) The belly of the mother mouse turned blue/purple, Hardening;

(7) The position of the bulge in the lower abdomen shifts;

(8) The hamster at home is the first child and has not been born for a long time.

Consequences of dystocia

Everyone must be aware of the consequences of dystocia.

If the difficult labor lasts too long, the fetus will be stillborn, and even the life of the female rat itself will not be saved.