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Courtflash · 08-10-2019, 07:20 AM

As the title says, I've found these tiny brown beetles in my hamsters' cages. Here's the weird part. No fur loss, no red patchy skin, everyone is eating and drinking. They're not anywhere in particular either. Not in their food, not in their sand, not in their nests. They're just there. They're also not anywhere else in my house. My usual vet isn't open on weekends, and the practice I just spoke to on the phone tried to tell me that it's because I'm not cleaning their cages thoroughly every week... I don't really feel like giving a place like that my money, especially since the woman said "we probably can't identify it anyway". I initially found a bunch in their treat container, which had dried apple rings in it, but once again nothing in their actual food, if that helps. I've caught one and can do my best to take pictures.

08-10-2019, 07:20 AM
Courtflash Newborn Pup Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: London Posts: 22	Small brown beetles in cages As the title says, I've found these tiny brown beetles in my hamsters' cages. Here's the weird part. No fur loss, no red patchy skin, everyone is eating and drinking. They're not anywhere in particular either. Not in their food, not in their sand, not in their nests. They're just there. They're also not anywhere else in my house. My usual vet isn't open on weekends, and the practice I just spoke to on the phone tried to tell me that it's because I'm not cleaning their cages thoroughly every week... I don't really feel like giving a place like that my money, especially since the woman said "we probably can't identify it anyway". I initially found a bunch in their treat container, which had dried apple rings in it, but once again nothing in their actual food, if that helps. I've caught one and can do my best to take pictures.