Are Hamsters really blind?

[hammyboi]

I've read they are blind or they can slight see , but seeing as this is a hamster forum maybe the experts might know

It's really cute though how they look at you and you look into their wee black eyes lol

anyway

[patches]

although im not a hamster expert ive heard on here that they are very neersighted and that, since they are nocturnal, they rely more on smell, sound and touch(whiskers)

[Hope]

They do have some vision but not very much at all, as Patches said they rely on smell and sound much more, and use thei whiskers to 'feel' things around them.

[Katty_Sheldon]

I think some see a little better, some see a little worst. I bet the hamster can sense from your smell and the noise you make exactly where you are, and look at us that way.

[nooboo]

they do see, but as others have said, sight plays a lesser part to them than it does to us, other senses like smell, feel and hearing play a greater part.

They can see though, and loss of sight can cause them many issues.

[Silver]

Mandy's eye sight is a lot less than Joe & Jan. Im not sure if this is because she is a Hybrid mix WW/C & Joe & Jan are pure WW's ?

[fluffymunchkins]

I think red eye hamsters have worse sight?

[debs]

Yeah i heard that too our babies have one red eye and one black.

[Silver]

That could be it. Mandy has red eyes & Joe & Jan have black eyes