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Hamster Hygine!

Do the following to help keep your Hamster clean:

If you get your hamster(s) a good home and you feed it good food and if you look after it properly your hamster(s) should stay healthy. If your hamster becomes ill, or if you think it might be, do not hesitate to take it to a vet!
A list of 5 common/semi-common illnesses:

1. Diarrhoea can be caused by wrong/stale food for your hamster. This can also be caused by unclean bedding. If your hamster(s) poop is smeary. Then it's probably best to leave green food out of it's diet right away!

2. Bites - If you find small bites on your hamster, do not worry! They will heal up by themselves! But for big bites, take your hamster to the vet!

3. Teeth Problems - Teeth problems in your hamster might be because lack of gnawing. Or a deformation in the jaw. Unfortunaty this can`t be cured. Your hamster, on the other hand, could get its teeth cut regulary by the vet... or it could be put down.

4. Mites - Mites can be spotted if there are bald patches on your hamsters fur or your hamster(s) constantly itching. If you take it to the vets they will give you a cure.

5. Wet Tail - I'm not quit sure how you could detect this, but it is very fatal! One symptom, in a dwarf hamster, is loss of vocal habbits.

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