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Does anyone know of any petstores that'll pay me to breed hamsters for them? Any state it doesn't matter to me. Thanks!!

Your best bet is to ring or visit pet stores localy I personaly advise visiting as you get a feel for he store and know if they will take care of the baby hammies. ie keeping them in sexed, good size cages and regualar handling. also be prepared for them asking you to take back what they cant sell I just got 6 syrians back from pet stores because they couldnt sell them after 2 months of trying it doesnt always happen but you should ask what will happen to the hamsters if they cant sell them. breeding and rehoming is a huge task. Also shipping hamsters can be a nightmare. Hamsters dont travel well it stresses them out so if you are shipping out of state make sure the company you are shipping with has experience in shipping small animals.

Hope this helps

Jane

Personally, I wouldn't sell any animal to a petstore. Most petstores keep their animals in abysmal conditions. And even if they take wonderful care of them, they don't have any way to control who purchases them. They can go as impulse buys to people unwilling to care for them properly, or unwilling to pay for good bedding, food, or treatment. Or they go to kids who quickly lose interest in them and leave them to languish, or who abandon them outside to 'make it on their own' because they're too much effort.

My opinion is that it is unethical to do so, and to breed for the purpose of stocking a petstore is deeply frowned upon. But, that is just my opinion.

Unless your breeding for show and intend on keeping all the offspring yourself you have no way of knowing what kind of homes the babies are going to yourself. Even giving to friends and family you dont know how they are going to look after it. You dont truely know someone till you live with them. I know our local petshops on the pack of the reciept have the contact details of the local pet sanctuary on the back and they also tell the new owner that if they cant cope with the pet they have bought to return it. Our petshops here are strictly controlled the cages are more than big enough and animal care comes before customer care.
I myself did have a problem with petshops from childhood memories but now times have changed the petshops are more caring towards the animals but after visiting the ones in my area I trust them with my hammies and I trust them to sell my hammies on.
I have one question for you. Do you breed, if so how do you deal with the pups? and if not how do you sugest we part with them?

I didn't mean to sound like I was attacking anyone. I don't breed hamsters, but I do breed mice. I would be leary of giving any of the pups to any pet store, even the really good one that's next to my house. Pet stores can 'suggest' all they want, but as a breeder, you can literally interview those who are coming to purchase the animal. You can have them sign a binding contract, that way if you do find out they got rid of the animal or disposed of it inethically, you have the law on your side for lawsuit purposes. You keep records of those who have bought your animals, so you can check up on them. Any good breeder, whatever the animal, does this.

I never breed a litter until I have homes lined up and waiting for the pups. And, I'm always prepared in the eventuality of every single one of those homes backing out. I don't breed a litter I don't have time, money, and housing for to keep every single one of them til they die of old age. The way I figure it, I've brought them into the world, and I'm responsible for them for their lives. I made them live.

You can always advertise at the pet store. Have them direct inquiring customers to you. That way you at least get to meet the people interested, and can get a feel if they are serious or not. This also discourages impulse buying.

No, you can never guarantee 0 that the home the animal is going to is a suitable one, and that they'll care for the baby for the rest of its life. But you CAN at least give them the best chance at it you can.