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Originally Posted by Ria P
I have seen this thinning of fur on the upper chest on most of my dwarf hamsters. It can have many reasons, age related and harmless or it can be a sign of an illness. I really don't want to spekulate on the cause in your hamster because i simply don't know.
When one of my dwarfs has thinning chest fur i check the skin. If the skin looks healthy and there's no excessive scratching or signs of discomfort then i'll wait and see.
If the skin looks red, inflamed, sore or scabby or the hamster scratches a lot in this area then i'll take them to the vet.
A pinch of brown linseeds daily is good for their fur but i'd keep away from fruit. I feed a good dwarf hamster mix, linseeds, mealworms, broccoli, cucumber, spinach, kale, sweetcorn, cauliflower, carrot, peas, bell peppers, romaine lettuce, fresh basil, parsley, all fresh food in moderation. Hamsters have preferences of course, just like humans.
I'm sure you could find a way to keep paper out of his water bowl by placing it on a shelf, platform or flat roofed house.
May i ask why you did a full cage clean? Did you do a complete substrate change?
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May i ask why you did a full cage clean? Did you do a complete substrate change?
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Yes, because the cage was smelly. Before that I tried spot cleaning but even after doing the full cage clean I couldn't find anything nor his poop or pee.
I use the same paper bedding all the time.
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I have seen this thinning of fur on the upper chest on most of my dwarf hamsters.
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That actually made me feel a little better. Because when I was trying to look from Google every hamster had fur. I will go to the vet anyways, but the sad news is that they're fully booked and I have to wait for 2 weeks.
MEALWORMS!!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MEALWORMS LIKE CRAZY! I CAN'T FIND THOSE ANYMORE AT ALL! I am not kidding. So he has been getting peanuts for hamsters.
Hmm, kind of think about it I once saw my hamster stepping in a water bowl (yes, he had enough space to go around, but I guess it was the direct way to food, so why take extra turns?)
And I also switched the place of the water bowl and he built a nest where the water bowl used to be.
I'll wait and see what the vet has to say as well.
He was just squeaking very loudly a couple minutes ago and I went to check what's going on and he was sleeping on his back and running. I didn't wake him up.
Update: he's awake now and seems to be doing fine. His behaviour is normal.