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Why Do Hamsters Get Skin Disease?
Not all hamster skin disease is infection — nutritional deficiency and old age also cause hair loss and dry skin. This guide covers deficiency-related and age-related skin disease and how diet and environment help.
Three Principles of Feeding a Hamster
A hamster's dietary needs change as it moves through infancy, adulthood, and old age. This guide covers the three core feeding rules — moderation, dry-wet balance, and clean drinking water — to keep your hamster healthy and long-lived.
Can a Pregnant Hamster Miscarry If Bred Again?
If a pregnant female hamster isn't separated from the male, the still-estrous male may force mating, causing fights that endanger the fetuses. This guide explains the miscarriage risk and why isolation is essential.
What to Do When Your Hamster Has Urolithiasis (Urinary Stones)
Urolithiasis is a urinary-tract condition more common in middle-aged and older hamsters, usually caused by excess dietary calcium. This guide covers causes, symptoms, dietary changes, and supportive care.
How to Tell If a Winter White (Dwarf) Hamster Is Healthy
Winter White hamsters are easy pets but short-lived, so check health before buying. Look at teeth, scent gland, eyes, droppings, cheeks, coat, temperature, and activity—each reveals common problems.
My Hamster Has a Lump With Black Dots – What Is It?
The photo shows an enlarged testicle - a clear sign of a male hamster in heat. The black dots on the rear are likely folliculitis. Clean the area with saline and apply erythromycin ointment. Avoid too much greasy/high-calorie food; keep the environment clean during heat.
How can I tell how far along my hamster is in pregnancy?
By day 5, signs appear: more drinking and eating, restlessness, rejecting the male, fighting him. Around day 10 the abdomen grows and two rows of nipples ('double buttons') show. Hamster pregnancy is 18-22 days (some up to 22). Separate the male from the female to avoid injury.
What is the red spot on my Syrian hamster’s anus
The red dot is likely the genitalia, not the anus. Male Syrians mature at 2-3 months; in heat the genitals swell with discharge, and they get excited and smelly - no concern. If not in heat, redness may be a urinary infection; keep clean, change bedding, apply antibiotic ointment.
My Hamster’s Genitals Are Swollen — What Should I Do?
Swelling may be normal heat in females, a urethral infection, or a blocked scent gland. Clean and treat based on the cause.
Why Do Hamsters Bite Their Cagemates?
Hamsters are highly territorial and may bite to defend space and status, especially when crowded or short on food. Males fight to establish hierarchy.