During estrus, female hamsters can also have a different odor when they are in heat.
During estrus, female hamsters can also have a different odor when they are in heat.
Touch up problem areas daily and change all of the bedding every 6-8 weeks.
If you’ve spilled something harmful on your hamster, you will probably wish to bathe it.
Buy reptile sand at the pet store and put it in a little bowl for your hamster. Make sure to buy sand, not dust, as dust can cause respiratory problems for your hamster. It is like inhaling smoke as a human every day. Try to buy children’s play sand from a hardware store. You can sterilize it by baking it in the oven at 400 °F (204 °C) for 15 minutes. If the sand is a permanent fixture in your hamster’s cage or playpen, make sure to check it daily as your hamster may start using it as a litter box.
It fell in something that was potentially dangerous or toxic such as neat disinfectant, white spirit, corrosive substances such as an acid, nail polisher remover The coat got covered in something that would be toxic or cause a stomach upset if the animal groomed and swallowed it (non-food substances such as those mentioned, or chocolate, jam, honey) The hamster was covered in something really sticky which could irritate the skin (chewing gum that could not be removed by spot cleaning or cutting fur) or that would cause a bowel obstruction if the hamster chewed it off the skin (blue tac, putty, wax) or a substance that would damage the skin such as urine
