Orange Urine?

[sugarsmummy]

Hey guys. Basically my chinese hamster Sugar has bright orange urine (I can see it on her wheel). It seemed to start when I started giving her orange and betroot treats by burgess - obviously carrots are bright orange, so could this be the cause? Or should I be worried and take her to the vet?! :(:confused:

[sugarsmummy]

just to add, i give her fresh water every day and make sure the bottle is never empty so i dont think she is dehydrated!

[Wanna Hamster]

How often are the carrots and beetroot fed?

[sugarsmummy]

How often are the carrots and beetroot fed?

Every 2 - 3 days roughly!

[Wanna Hamster]

Maybe try changing it to once a week or so, and it might help. I'm no real expert on this, but sometimes colored foods can lead to colored urine.

[cypher]

I would just stop feeding the treats & see what happens, beetroot can colour urine quite a lot & although it's harmless (in humans, not sure about hams!) both beetroot & carrot are fairly high in sugars so not the best thing for a Chinese.
Try feeding small pieces of broccoli, cucumber, lettuce, cabbage, courgette, pepper or any of the other safe less sweet veg instead.

[Thin Lizzy]

I think if you give the carrot and beetroot less, her urine colour will lighten. Broccoli, cucumber and red pepper are lot of hamster's favourites.