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Pebbles82 · 05-12-2021, 01:29 PM

It looks like a wound to me too - almost a puncture wound. Do you have a cat or other pets? Either that or, could she have fallen from a height in her cage and landed on her back (they can get injured like that even landing on a bendy bridge). Dwarf hamsters need cages that aren't too tall. What cage is she in?

I would take her to the vet - she may need antibiotics. For bathing the wound, saline can be good - a teaspoonful of salt dissolved in a pint of boiling water (then let the water cool so it's only just tepid). And dab it on with a cotton bud or corner of a soft cloth - not too wet so she doesn't get soaked. It should help heal as well as cleanse.

05-12-2021, 01:29 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Wound on dwarf hamster It looks like a wound to me too - almost a puncture wound. Do you have a cat or other pets? Either that or, could she have fallen from a height in her cage and landed on her back (they can get injured like that even landing on a bendy bridge). Dwarf hamsters need cages that aren't too tall. What cage is she in? I would take her to the vet - she may need antibiotics. For bathing the wound, saline can be good - a teaspoonful of salt dissolved in a pint of boiling water (then let the water cool so it's only just tepid). And dab it on with a cotton bud or corner of a soft cloth - not too wet so she doesn't get soaked. It should help heal as well as cleanse.