In my quest for a robo I finally managed to adopt one from a local fb group. She’s really young 3.5 weeks and the adoptee didn’t really ask me any question at all! The adoption fee is $20 which is acceptable as it’s the same as rescuing from a shelter.
I was just wondering how would I know if the adoptee is a BYB or just had an accidental litter? I would like to ask but don’t wish to sound too rude. The meet up is tomorrow.
How should one avoid BYB when trying to adopt? (This will be for future reference)
Lastly, should I adopt 1 or 2 since the robos are really young and do better in pairs for at least 2 more weeks?
How do you sound out potential backyard breeders?
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, Nov 23 2021 02:46 AM
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Posted 23 November 2021 - 02:46 AM
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Posted 23 November 2021 - 03:01 AM
You can ask them outright if they're a regular breeder or if this is an accidental litter. It isn't a rude question. I asked it of someone on a selling site recently and they weren't offended but their answer made me 100% sure of whether they were an ethical breeder or not.
I have to say, I see a couple of red flags here. They didn't ask you any questions which suggests that aren't overly bothered about the homes their hamsters go to. A good breeder will always screen their buyers. If they're rehoming the hamster at 3.5 weeks, that's too young to be rehomed and that's another big red flag. They do do better with their siblings at that age, but due to the risk of fighting, it shouldn't be left to you as a buyer to be responsible for that. The breeder should be keeping them until they are ready to live independently.
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Posted 23 November 2021 - 06:22 AM
3.5 weeks old is way too young to be rehiring! 6 weeks minimum. For future references some red flags of BYBs include: Rehoming too early, touching pups before 2 weeks old, breeding females before 4-5 months old, having more than 3 litters with a female, not checking potential adopters care, and just having bad husbandry altogether.
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Posted 11 August 2022 - 08:29 AM
I bought my hamster from am ethical breeder.
Idk if you ment buying from a good breeder or adopting(rescuing), now for a good breeder, search for websites, search on Google hamster breeders next to my city. Here, in Norway, there is an organisation called Norwegian hamster club. All the good breeders are registrated there. Idk if it exists in your country, bur its definitely the easiest way to find a good one.
I don't think you should buy from backyard breeders, because they will continue to worsen the hamster lines in your country, which is why hamsters get easily sick and have such a short lifespan.
If this isn't possible, I would suggest rescuing
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Idk if you ment buying from a good breeder or adopting(rescuing), now for a good breeder, search for websites, search on Google hamster breeders next to my city. Here, in Norway, there is an organisation called Norwegian hamster club. All the good breeders are registrated there. Idk if it exists in your country, bur its definitely the easiest way to find a good one.
I don't think you should buy from backyard breeders, because they will continue to worsen the hamster lines in your country, which is why hamsters get easily sick and have such a short lifespan.
If this isn't possible, I would suggest rescuing
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