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frizzyjen · 11-20-2009, 03:03 PM

Right.. the plot thickens! It is now getting to every 2-3 days that they are stinking out my flat. I can't put my hand in the cage near Pinky - she either tries to ravage me or else shoots off into a tube!

I put her in her ball tonight and then grabbed her back after a few minute. I removed 2 of the poos on a piece of tissue (2 days of Hammy Hamster food and no additional treats). They just disappeared into a liquid on the tissue and are still yellowy coloured and smell worse. She smells when I put her in the ball before she's even done any business. I pulled out one bigger bit and it did have something worm like in it, it was white but still... is this likely? What do worms look like in hamsters? Are they contagious as the other one seems OK?

Thinking it might be best for me to definitely take them back to P@H and maybe even just leave the one that is ill???

11-20-2009, 03:03 PM
frizzyjen Newborn Pup Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	Re: Smelly baby hamsters with yellow soft droppings - HELP! Right.. the plot thickens! It is now getting to every 2-3 days that they are stinking out my flat. I can't put my hand in the cage near Pinky - she either tries to ravage me or else shoots off into a tube! I put her in her ball tonight and then grabbed her back after a few minute. I removed 2 of the poos on a piece of tissue (2 days of Hammy Hamster food and no additional treats). They just disappeared into a liquid on the tissue and are still yellowy coloured and smell worse. She smells when I put her in the ball before she's even done any business. I pulled out one bigger bit and it did have something worm like in it, it was white but still... is this likely? What do worms look like in hamsters? Are they contagious as the other one seems OK? Thinking it might be best for me to definitely take them back to P@H and maybe even just leave the one that is ill???