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Old 06-29-2018, 12:50 PM   #1
Kristo
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Default Please is this normal?

Hi guys

My syrian hamster ive had him around 2months and hes had these bald spots for about 1 month now
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Old 06-29-2018, 01:05 PM   #2
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Default Re: Please is this normal?

Those are your hamsters scent glands and they look quite normal. They spread the scent round the cage by rubbing them around it and they can look wet or greasy especially if you clean the cage too much. Just do spot cleans and do a full or even half clean about once a month or so.
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Old 06-29-2018, 05:18 PM   #3
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Hi thanks first time with male syrian normally had female Syrians and never noticed on female ones.
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Old 06-29-2018, 11:51 PM   #4
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Females tend to be less obvious in the amount of scent they secrete I'd say though they often do it after a cage clean and can be more rubby around than males I've noticed.
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