Teeth colour

[Sammi92]

What colour are hamsters teeth supposed to be?

[Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters]

Yellowy I think, like most animals

[Eleanor]

Yellow ^^
Why, are you planning on brushing them? :P

[AJ Hamster]

Yellow like most rodents (think it's rabbits who have orange but not sure)
Yellow is actually the healthy colour but because white is a 'cleaner' colour our toothpastes dye our teeth - if we didn't brush our teeth they'd be yellow too

[Sammi92]

Haha! I saw that Pepsi's teeth were a bit yellower than Bella's and i had never paid much attention to the colour of their teeth haha. Good to know though!

[Peachesmum]

Originally Posted by AJ Hamster

Yellow like most rodents (think it's rabbits who have orange but not sure)
Yellow is actually the healthy colour but because white is a 'cleaner' colour our toothpastes dye our teeth - if we didn't brush our teeth they'd be yellow too

I don't think rabbits have orange teeth, but I've heard that degus do!

If you add extra calcium to their diet it will probably help!

[Demecat]

The younger the hamster, the lighter the colour of their teeth.

It is perfectly natural though and nothing to worry about.

[Mikayla]

Percy's are a dark yellow/orange.

Chinchillas teeth have to be orange, like carrot orange, too

[Rooky101]

Yes if their teeth are yellow or orange then that is a great sign, but a lack in certain minerals and vitamins makes their teeth go white so I would I advise to do regular check-ups!!

[Cinnamon Bear]

Yellow teeth are normal & healthy.
I agree with the above post that if your hammys teeth are white there could be an indicator of a healh problem.

Vets say that yellow & white teeth are normal either way but I'd continue to keep doing health checks.