Ralph my daughter's gorgeous grey Syrian hamster is two years old - well we say that but we got him from Pets at home on Halloween two years ago so we guesstimated his birthday around 1st October so we stuck it at that. He has had a nibble of pasta and some cooked minced chicken and a tiny bit of grated cheese as a treat (had to grab the leftovers before he tried to hide them as rotten meat not an option!)
He is doing well, losing his hair a bit, his nails have grown long and I dont know how to control that, his teeth are fine, his skin gets a bit dry and scaly but hes not itchy or anything so we use some tea tree oil cream specifically for hamster _ but if there's anything else anyone can recommend that would be great!
His eyes get a bit crusty and dont always open but he can cope easily (we took out the platform in his cage ages ago as he couldn't get up the ladder very well and kept falling off the platform) around his cage - he eats very well and drinks and pees etc he doesn't seem in any pain when we 'cream him up' or do health checks on him every week to make sure hes doing alright. Hes a little slower and takes his time to climb on his log bridge but hes still got that spark, that personality - its his way or the highway !!!
