Syrian Scent Glands

[Christiane]

Thanks for posting that, it's good to see! I was wondering too about my boy Billy, who seems to be in his prime and secret a lot, the glants seemed to have 'increased', but they do look pretty much exactly like Paw's and now i know it's all in the normal realms!

[Pinunpich]

JJ is growing scent glands!I can see the black under his fur.

[HamstersAreHardcore]

Very informative thanks !

[princess-rhi89]

Do females have scent glands on the back kind of between their shoulder blades? I ask this because everytime Maisie is in season she gets a greasy/wet looking spot on her back??

[souffle]

No they don't have scent gland there. They are in the same place as males but usually less noticeable in females.
Females do however tend to rub themselves along things when in season though so mabe she is pressing herself against something and spreading some greasy scent over this area?

[dan_parsons]

thanks! i thought my hamster was losing hair!

[RachK]

This might sound daft but last night me & John noticed that Fudge's fur around his glands was really wet.

Now Gizzy is in her cage close by. She is a dwarf, but would Fudge even though he is a Syrian, still sense she is a female albeit a different species of hamster?

[fluffymunchkins]

i'm not sure about that?
I can't say about whether porridge or treo react to Peggy cause shes stopped coming into season now at her age.
But i do know some people have syrians that get very wet glands even when they rae the only hamster in the house!

[debs]

my male ones do all time. How oldare they when they stop going into Season? you cant really see the females only the males right?

[fluffymunchkins]

I can't remember exactly but i think they stop after about a year old or something?