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herbi7 · 02-14-2016, 06:39 PM

Is she on pine woodshavings? That can make them itchy. Yup I agree with cinnamonbear, hams can get two sorts of mites, ones living in their skin that you can't see which they are often infested with from birth,and ones that you can see on the outside. Some look like tiny black specks when they are adults and some look like tiny bits of skin moving around. They can also be bitten by cat and dog fleas. You could see if changing the bedding works before you fork out on a vet trip but if the itching is persistent and looks uncomfortable I'd take her to a vet straight away as some itchy conditions are easy to treat. A member from the US told me you can't get spot on treatment for mites over there though.

02-14-2016, 06:39 PM
herbi7 Hamster Overlord Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: uk Posts: 801	Re: Robo itching too much? Is she on pine woodshavings? That can make them itchy. Yup I agree with cinnamonbear, hams can get two sorts of mites, ones living in their skin that you can't see which they are often infested with from birth,and ones that you can see on the outside. Some look like tiny black specks when they are adults and some look like tiny bits of skin moving around. They can also be bitten by cat and dog fleas. You could see if changing the bedding works before you fork out on a vet trip but if the itching is persistent and looks uncomfortable I'd take her to a vet straight away as some itchy conditions are easy to treat. A member from the US told me you can't get spot on treatment for mites over there though.