#4 Pregnant hamster really pregnant?

      Hey guys, I'm sure you know about my hamsters Tic and The Late Tac. As stated in my previous post, Tic chased Tac and killed him. After that incident, Tic started to gather bedding and stuff it into her house. When i attempted to take out the bedding and spread it around the cage, the usually friendly Tic, ran all the way to my hand and stood on her hind legs, barring her teeth and making a threatening whirring noise. She was defending that pile of bedding. Also, she started to take out more food than needed from her food bowl and bring it to the house, stuffing it under the bedding. As I pondered about her strange actions, a thought struck me. The more I thought about it, the more the puzzles started to fit into place like a jig-saw. Tic was pregnant!!! I did my research to find out more, and the internet confirmed my suspicions. Anyway, I'll go through the clues one by one. 1st: Tic chased Tac away because she was pregnant. Common hamster behaviour. After mating, the female hamster would chase away the male hamster, either because she does not want the male hamster to mate again, or because she does not want the father to eat the babies. Clue number 2: She stuffed the bedding in the house because she was building a nest! Also, the stored food is to feed the new-born babies. Clue number 3: The way she defended her nest was very aggressive! She wanted a safe undisturbed nest for the babies. So anyway, after playing Sherlock Holmes, up to now, I have been thinking that Tic is going to be a mom. But today, my cousin said that she could just be storing food, and building a nest for winter. I'd never thought of that because Singapore was one season all year round! So could Tic really be just preparing for the winter that would never come? After all, she is a Russian Winter Hamster. Their natural environment is a cold snowy place! Well, the gestation period of a hamster is about a month, so if after a month, nothing happens, then I would just buy a couple of new hamsters to play with her in case she feels lonely.
- Furry Sherlock Holmes Badger peace out!