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Pebbles82 · 04-05-2019, 03:30 AM

How old is she? Also have you checked her front teeth recently? Sometimes as they get older and don't eat so much hard food, their bottom teeth get too long and then they can't eat properly, which can lead to weight loss. If they get too long they can actually grow into the palate and prevent eating or cause pain. Usually they are kept ground down by all the hard food and chew sticks etc - but if they get toothache they can avoid chewing hard food or just not be chewing chew sticks.

04-05-2019, 03:30 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: When to be concerned about weight loss How old is she? Also have you checked her front teeth recently? Sometimes as they get older and don't eat so much hard food, their bottom teeth get too long and then they can't eat properly, which can lead to weight loss. If they get too long they can actually grow into the palate and prevent eating or cause pain. Usually they are kept ground down by all the hard food and chew sticks etc - but if they get toothache they can avoid chewing hard food or just not be chewing chew sticks.