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83Caring For Hamsters
A few tips and guidelines one should know about hamsters before and during owning one. Temperament, Adjusting perdiod, diet, housing, and behaviors.
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88Sick Hamster - Signs and Treatment of Common Cold in a Hamster
Sneezing and sniffling is typically going to be some sort of respiratory condition. Most people would assume those are symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, but it could be a common cold or even pneumonia. Most mammals can develop a cold,...
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83Sick Hamster - Signs and Treatment of Hamster Broken Bone
Hamsters are usually pretty resilient, and you're not really going to see a broken bone very often, but when it happens it can be scary for you and your little guy. Broken legs aren't as big of a concern with larger animals because the vet can...
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82Sick Hamster - Signs and Treatment of Wet-tail
Hamsters are not the only small animal that can get "wet-tail," but they are the most common small animal to succumb to it. Chinchillas, rabbits, gerbils, rats, and mice, can all get wet-tail, as it is caused by stress. For the most part wet-tail is...
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80Sick Hamster - Signs and Treatment of Abscess in Hamsters
If your hamster has an abnormal lump anywhere on the body, you should definitely find a veterinarian that is familiar with small animals so that you can have the lump diagnosed. It may be a simple abscess caused by an infection, but it could be a...
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84Sick Hamster - Signs and Treatment of Allergies in Hamsters
Hamsters are usually pretty hardy animals, but they can have allergies to food, bedding, and other agents. The most common allergy for hamsters is going to be the bedding or another household agent, typically something that has been sprayed in the...
76Sick Hamster - Signs and Treatment of Upper Respiratory Illness in Hamsters
Probably the most common illness in hamsters besides wettail is going to be a respiratory infection. It's very common among hamsters that come from pet stores, as in most cases they're stressed so their immune system is weakened, making them more...
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74Hamster Health Problems You Can Look For
By observing your hamster, you can find some obvious hamster health problems. These include overgrown teeth, overgrown nails, matted fur, and hibernation.
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76Sick Hamster - Signs and Treatment of Fungal Infection
Hamsters are generally pretty clean animals, but they can only do so much when they're not being taken care of. Although, they can kick out all their old bedding, that doesn't mean that they can put in new bedding and disinfect their cage, nor does...
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77Caring for Small Animals: Hamsters, Mice, Rats, & Chinchillas
When referring to small animals as pets, it tends to represent any small mammal pet, such as hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, chinchillas, degus, etc. Small animals are great apartment pets, and pets for those people...
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