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04-16-2017, 04:15 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Wales, Merthyr Tydfil
Posts: 12
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Flakey Skin?
Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew what is wrong with the fur/skin of my baby Pip?
(brief background) I adopted two "girl" hamsters from the pet shop and turns out one was a boy and got the girl pregnant. My baby Pip was one of the pups and the only one to have flakey skin. His father had similar fur to him but was never flakey. Iv tried loads of different bedding, I provide him with a sand bath, brush him, etc. I also have a long-haired Syrian who has the most beautiful fur/coat iv ever seen, so I don't see how it's the products I'm buying for them. It doesn't seem to bother him too much but I do see him bite himself aggressively sometimes. Do you know any solutions or products I can use to help him?
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04-16-2017, 06:17 PM
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Hamster Hugger
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: London
Posts: 2,327
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Re: Flakey Skin?
Hi Ellie. Sorry I can’t be much help, but I wanted to reassure you that I have read some hamsters are just prone to flakey skin/dandruff and it is probably nothing sinister, especially if Pip has been this way throughout his entire life. That said, if you are concerned you could take him to the vet. The only thing I know of that helps is regular grooming, but you say you are doing that!
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04-16-2017, 06:35 PM
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Hamster Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Posts: 15,575
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Re: Flakey Skin?
I would recommend a vet visit, the vet will be able to examine your ham close up. It could be mites, which can cause itching and scratching.
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04-16-2017, 10:14 PM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: Flakey Skin?
Does he eat all his mix (no picky eating) & have fresh veg daily? If he doesn't eat all his mix then he could be missing out on some nutrients & a variety of different veg each day will help to give him a micronutrient boost.
I would try giving him a pinch of flax seeds & a drop of evening primrose oil (either on food or straight from a spoon) daily & some nutritional yeast if he'll take it.
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04-19-2017, 02:32 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Wales, Merthyr Tydfil
Posts: 12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cypher
Does he eat all his mix (no picky eating) & have fresh veg daily? If he doesn't eat all his mix then he could be missing out on some nutrients & a variety of different veg each day will help to give him a micronutrient boost.
I would try giving him a pinch of flax seeds & a drop of evening primrose oil (either on food or straight from a spoon) daily & some nutritional yeast if he'll take it.
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He never finishes his mix, however he does finish all his fresh veg and dried mealworms. I'll try flax seeds and primrose oil, thank you
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Originally Posted by AprilPearl
Hi Ellie. Sorry I can’t be much help, but I wanted to reassure you that I have read some hamsters are just prone to flakey skin/dandruff and it is probably nothing sinister, especially if Pip has been this way throughout his entire life. That said, if you are concerned you could take him to the vet. The only thing I know of that helps is regular grooming, but you say you are doing that!
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Im glad too know it isn't just him who suffers with flakey skin. I have seen a slight improvement when I provided him with a sand bath and when I groom him. I shall take him to the vets and hopefully find a way to stop it, thank you
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Originally Posted by Thin Lizzy
I would recommend a vet visit, the vet will be able to examine your ham close up. It could be mites, which can cause itching and scratching.
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I'll book a vet appointment, thank you. (im hoping its not mites!)
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Last edited by Vectis Hamstery; 04-20-2017 at 01:48 PM.
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04-19-2017, 07:07 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Ontario
Posts: 262
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Re: Flakey Skin?
Ellie, is it possible he's reacting to a product you use on your hands? I only suggest that as a possibility because I had a house rabbit whose ears became flaky. She was a mini-lop so, initially, I thought she was reacting to something on the floor. However, she loved to have her ears stroked and one day it occurred to me that it was a product I was using on my hands. Still take him him to the vet as planned, though, to rule out mites.
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04-20-2017, 03:53 AM
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Hamster Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Posts: 15,575
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Re: Flakey Skin?
Even if it is mites, it's treatable.
Cotton made a good point about it maybe being something you use on your hands.
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04-20-2017, 12:18 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Cornwall, UK
Posts: 1,109
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Re: Flakey Skin?
One of my hybrids suffers from flakey skin. The vet gave him mite medication which helped a lot and I also give him evening primrose oil whenever it starts to appear again which stops it from getting worse and makes it go away.
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04-20-2017, 01:48 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 152
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Re: Flakey Skin?
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Originally Posted by Thin Lizzy
I would recommend a vet visit, the vet will be able to examine your ham close up. It could be mites, which can cause itching and scratching.
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This is good advise.
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