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Pebbles82 · 01-24-2021, 01:46 PM

Assume it is lcmv you mean? I think it is very rare in hamsters who are only likely to contract it from other animals who have it (eg house mouse) but if you had concerns about that in future it might be possible to get a test on the hamster to see if they carry it. If a rodent does have it then it wouldn’t just be their poops that would be an issue - they can shed it all over. So I think you are pretty safe ftom that but understand the concern.

One option might be to get a hamster from a good breeder next time, where the breeding practices and genetics are known for health etc. Although even then there can be an unknown birth defect - a runt of the litter eg. It’s just sad.

01-24-2021, 01:46 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Can you help us understand what happened please - our little robo died this morni Assume it is lcmv you mean? I think it is very rare in hamsters who are only likely to contract it from other animals who have it (eg house mouse) but if you had concerns about that in future it might be possible to get a test on the hamster to see if they carry it. If a rodent does have it then it wouldn’t just be their poops that would be an issue - they can shed it all over. So I think you are pretty safe ftom that but understand the concern. One option might be to get a hamster from a good breeder next time, where the breeding practices and genetics are known for health etc. Although even then there can be an unknown birth defect - a runt of the litter eg. It’s just sad.