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10Minutes · 07-29-2019, 11:17 PM

So I have had a hamster for a month and she keeps scratching herself a lot, but I'm not sure how much scratching is too much!

I sleep with her and have never heard her sneeze or wheeze. I don't see any mites when I clean out parts of her cage. Her fur looks powdery dry and fully fluffy. Her eyes look bright and clear and her nose doesn't seem to have discharge either.

I can't pick her up for a closer examination because she is still pretty skittish (Roborovski), but she does let me stroke her softly sometimes.

She has been scratching like this the whole month since the first day I got her. How much scratching is too much scratching? Should I be worried? Her bedding does not contain pine or cedar.

07-29-2019, 11:17 PM
10Minutes Hamster Pup Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 187	Scratching So I have had a hamster for a month and she keeps scratching herself a lot, but I'm not sure how much scratching is too much! I sleep with her and have never heard her sneeze or wheeze. I don't see any mites when I clean out parts of her cage. Her fur looks powdery dry and fully fluffy. Her eyes look bright and clear and her nose doesn't seem to have discharge either. I can't pick her up for a closer examination because she is still pretty skittish (Roborovski), but she does let me stroke her softly sometimes. She has been scratching like this the whole month since the first day I got her. How much scratching is too much scratching? Should I be worried? Her bedding does not contain pine or cedar.