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I was originally going to get 2 hamsters, however there was just one hamster I liked at the pet store when I went. I got a black female hamster. Named her Blackie. When I got her she had a big belly, however she is not overly fat just her belly. The first thing I did after waking up today is check up on her. I peered into her lavish enclosure that I made for her. I have swirls of tubing and so far one spacious above cage condo, where the last couple of days she had been making her own. She brought up shavings and food. I was still half asleep while looking inside today, but there seemed to be something moving in her condo along her side. I cleared my blurry sleepy vision and took a good look and there they were, 6 tiny hairless hamsters. Apparently that big belly of hers was not from eating but she was pregnant. At the pet store they keep the females separate from the males. This one must have gotten pregnant before separated. So I am overjoyed. She keeps them in the condo section which worries me a bit as they are starting to move a bit and then periodically they fall down through the tube. Doesn't seem to hurt them as they land on the bottom shavings but then Blackie goes down and takes them back up. She takes a drink of water and stays up with them. Then they fall down again. This has been repeating itself several times already. All but one are calm. There is one that she struggles to grab and take back up. I have a feeling that one is going to be feisty. I hope they all do survive. I have never had hamster babies, I am going to trust that the momma, Blackie, knows what she's doing and not bother her.