Just something i thought i would share

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my cousin has had his hamster for two years, a syrian and yesterday when my cousin looked at his hammy there was blood all over the bedding and to his horror he noticed that his hammy had somehow gnawed at its two feet because it had ingrowing toe nails. he took him to the vets this morning and after stitches and an injection, his hammy is on the way to recovery! but just wanted to share this so you all know how serious it is for hammys to have proper check ups regularly, either by yourself of vet. i know its made me more conscious of always remembering to regularly check my hammy's feet to see if his nails are too long or healthy. hope this helps!

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Oh my how awful for the hammy. As hammies get older they move around a lot less so the nails grow longer and more thickly too. They can curl in and pierce the pads causing a lot of pain. It is very important we check nails as part of our daily health checks. They are not hard to cut with a pair of baby nail clippers or some small nail scissors. Dwarfs are prone to long toe nails and are harder to do. It is a good idea to get them used to having their paws held and pretend clip when they are young.