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Old 07-29-2017, 09:04 PM   #1
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Default Is my hamster injured??

I scooped my hamster up to put him back in his cage tonight after free-ranging, and he ran out of my hands and fell a few inches onto hardwood flooring. He immediately started stretching out his jaw and rubbing his front paws over his face. Then he ran into a corner where I couldn't see him. He came back out after maybe a minute, and I put him in his clear ball to try to see if his mouth was bleeding. I couldn't tell. But, when I put him back in his cage, he was eating just fine and I didn't see any blood on his food. He's running on his wheel now like normal, but I'm still worried. Do you think he's okay?
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Old 07-29-2017, 11:08 PM   #2
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Default Re: Is my hamster injured??

It sounds as though he just had a bit of a scare & is probably fine, just keep an eye on him to be sure there's no signs that he's hurt anywhere but it wasn't much of a fall so it shouldn't be a problem.
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Old 07-30-2017, 05:54 AM   #3
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Agree with cypher, watch him to make sure but he's probably fine. Quite often when they're a bit stressed or freaked out they will have a manic groom and it's possible that's what he was doing when he was rubbing his face. Like cypher said it wasn't a long drop so don't worry yourself too much over it.
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Old 08-04-2017, 02:47 PM   #4
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Thanks, guys! It probably did just scare him. I was worried he might've hurt his cheekpouch or broken a tooth, but he seems fine. It was just weird because he's fallen before and never reacted that way.
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Old 08-04-2017, 02:50 PM   #5
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It sounds like shock. I think they do that when they've had a shock/fall xxx
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Old 08-05-2017, 09:53 PM   #6
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Okay, that makes sense. He's been eating and his energy level hasn't changed, so I think he's fine. Thank you!
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