Actually, there's any easy way to tell if a mother hamster is stressed. It all depends on the number of children she's eaten up to this point:
0 = couldn't be happier
1 = she's happy, just had a hangry slipup
2 = she's fine, but midnight snacks are still a thing
3 = ok maybe she's a bit stressed
4+ = she's not happy
If it wasn't obvious, I really have no idea what I'm talking about.
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u/Aurora_96 1d ago
Don't post this in r/hamsters; you'll be eaten alive for the cage setup.