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Pebbles82 · 06-29-2022, 05:34 AM

Hello. It's difficult to tell from the angle of the photo. The hamster is a long haired Syrian hamster - possibly still a baby as his face looks quite babyish. Is it your hamster?

The hamster does seem to have a lack of fur on his leg, which could be fur loss (inadequate nutrition and lack of protein can do that, or it may be if they are a baby then the fur hasn't fully grown on the legs yet, or if it's an older hamster, fur loss for some other reason. But the face looks babyish. (Shorter nose and less elongated face than a fully grown hamster). Hamsters under a year need a high level of protein - 18 to 20% in the diet. Malnourishment can cause fur issues.

He/she looks very cute though.

06-29-2022, 05:34 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Does this hamster look strange? Hello. It's difficult to tell from the angle of the photo. The hamster is a long haired Syrian hamster - possibly still a baby as his face looks quite babyish. Is it your hamster? The hamster does seem to have a lack of fur on his leg, which could be fur loss (inadequate nutrition and lack of protein can do that, or it may be if they are a baby then the fur hasn't fully grown on the legs yet, or if it's an older hamster, fur loss for some other reason. But the face looks babyish. (Shorter nose and less elongated face than a fully grown hamster). Hamsters under a year need a high level of protein - 18 to 20% in the diet. Malnourishment can cause fur issues. He/she looks very cute though.