the mom and dad will be separated after the mate. and i don't think by the time the baby hamsters are weaned that he'll eat them. it's not a possibility, cuz they're too big! now if you have the male and female in together all the time and she has the babies, right after they're born the dad might eat them. hamster are cannibalistic, so you shouldn't touch the nest or babies for two weeks. but my mom and dad will be separated from day 1. (HOWEVER! I AM TALKING ABOUT DWARF HAMSTERS. NOT SYRIANS. SYRIANS WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH. AND DON'T LIVE TOGETHER IN THE WILD) That's why i want to breed dwarves because when introduced to each other at a young age they will be great pals. syrians prefer to live alone. ~meg~