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Pebbles82 · 03-16-2019, 04:24 PM

Hmm - you could try process of elimination. I think the sand sounds like a big change and the balding is in an area where they sit to scratch - maybe it's on one side because she sits on that side more and scratches with the leg on the opposite side?

I can't see the food would be an issue. It's the hybrid one isn't it? So plenty of protein.

Doesn't look like allergy - but there are hamsters who've had problems with sand. Maybe take it out and just put substrate down and see if it improves. It doesn't look a particularly large patch on the video.

03-16-2019, 04:24 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Balding on one side Hmm - you could try process of elimination. I think the sand sounds like a big change and the balding is in an area where they sit to scratch - maybe it's on one side because she sits on that side more and scratches with the leg on the opposite side? I can't see the food would be an issue. It's the hybrid one isn't it? So plenty of protein. Doesn't look like allergy - but there are hamsters who've had problems with sand. Maybe take it out and just put substrate down and see if it improves. It doesn't look a particularly large patch on the video.