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racinghamster · 08-09-2015, 12:59 AM

Thanks DrK for mentioning that. nickoh. There are two things you might want to address here. (a) the barred cage and (b) making sure Ollie is eating his own food where possible. Feeding human foods in emergency situations is fine, but it`s always better to try and do something with their own food to make it easier for the hamster to eat it while his tooth is growing back. It should do if you can see some tooth inside the gum, but he may have broken the tooth up to that point and the tooth that is left might need trimming to stop it from growing very long, although if he continues to nibble normally, this will help maintain it somewhat, but still check his teeth every few days just to see what`s going on. Both teeth should end up the same length. If he stops eating or paws at his mouth, see a vet.

If you can find a hamster food that is in pelleted form, block form or biscuit form, this will help what I`m about to explain.

Using a pestle & mortar or a freezer bag and rolling pin. Take:

One peanut
one shelled sunflower seed
One dry mealworm
One shelled pumpkin seed
A piece of pelleted/biscuit or block hamster food, doesn`t need to be a large piece. About fingernail size.

If you don`t have any biscuit type hamster food like Science Selective, you could try some cereals like wheat biscuits or even at worst, a piece of plain dry bonio dog biscuit or milk bone. The biscuit helps to bind the mix together.

Take all of the above and mash/bash them down into a fine powder. Pull together with a teaspoon and add ONE drop of cold water. Using the spoon, fold the powdered mix together. If it`s too crumb-like and dry, add another one drop of water. Combine it until it`s like a soft marzipan consistency. Split it into small pieces with the spoon for Ollie to eat. It can be dried on a plate for later or fed straight away.

Other safe nute can be added too chopped up into crumbs. The trick is to keep him eating and maintain his weight/condition while his tooth grows back. Try not to remove things from his mix because only he will know what he can and can`t eat. Removing stuff doesn`t give him the chance.

Hope this helps and experiment with yummy nuts and seeds and a few dry insects. x

Edited to Add. Keeping Ollie away from bars would also be better. Make him a Bin cage if you need to. x

08-09-2015, 12:59 AM
racinghamster PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 13,415	Re: Lost a tooth? Thanks DrK for mentioning that. nickoh. There are two things you might want to address here. (a) the barred cage and (b) making sure Ollie is eating his own food where possible. Feeding human foods in emergency situations is fine, but it`s always better to try and do something with their own food to make it easier for the hamster to eat it while his tooth is growing back. It should do if you can see some tooth inside the gum, but he may have broken the tooth up to that point and the tooth that is left might need trimming to stop it from growing very long, although if he continues to nibble normally, this will help maintain it somewhat, but still check his teeth every few days just to see what`s going on. Both teeth should end up the same length. If he stops eating or paws at his mouth, see a vet. If you can find a hamster food that is in pelleted form, block form or biscuit form, this will help what I`m about to explain. Using a pestle & mortar or a freezer bag and rolling pin. Take: One peanut one shelled sunflower seed One dry mealworm One shelled pumpkin seed A piece of pelleted/biscuit or block hamster food, doesn`t need to be a large piece. About fingernail size. If you don`t have any biscuit type hamster food like Science Selective, you could try some cereals like wheat biscuits or even at worst, a piece of plain dry bonio dog biscuit or milk bone. The biscuit helps to bind the mix together. Take all of the above and mash/bash them down into a fine powder. Pull together with a teaspoon and add ONE drop of cold water. Using the spoon, fold the powdered mix together. If it`s too crumb-like and dry, add another one drop of water. Combine it until it`s like a soft marzipan consistency. Split it into small pieces with the spoon for Ollie to eat. It can be dried on a plate for later or fed straight away. Other safe nute can be added too chopped up into crumbs. The trick is to keep him eating and maintain his weight/condition while his tooth grows back. Try not to remove things from his mix because only he will know what he can and can`t eat. Removing stuff doesn`t give him the chance. Hope this helps and experiment with yummy nuts and seeds and a few dry insects. x Edited to Add. Keeping Ollie away from bars would also be better. Make him a Bin cage if you need to. x __________________ Get A Life, Get A Rodent!