My little hamster is shedding, what s going on?? Why can t he take a shower?

It's season. Spring and autumn moulting.

Put the bath sand in a small box, don't too much, usually you will wash it yourself, if he refuses, you can help him sprinkle the sand on him, almost washed. I keep the hamster on the food, he eats it himself, and he doesn't add it anymore, well... You give him half a small bowl almost every day, and he can adjust it himself.

By the way, remember to change the water every day.

In hair removal, my hamster is like this, it won't shed hair after a while, if your hamster will change color, that hamster is hybrid, not dyed, if that hamster will not change color, your hamster is purebred.

Don't worry that's when he puts the rat food in his cheek pouch and pulls it.

Feeding once a day is fine.

If he doesn't know how to wash, you can grab some bath sand and gently put it on its back.

If the hair falls out badly, try changing the sawdust, which may be allergic.

If not much, it's moulting.

It's okay.

<>1. Seasonal moulting:Animals are moulted to adapt to climate change, and hamsters are no exception. If the owner notices that the hamster is shedding at the time of the change of season.

Don't worry too much, although seasonal moulting may cause a lot of hair loss in hamsters, but hamsters' hair also grows quickly, so owners don't have to worry about hamsters becoming bald.

2. Hair loss in old age:Lifespan of hamsters.

It is very short-lived, so the physical changes of the hamster at each stage will also be very noticeable. When the hamster enters old age, its hair will also undergo great changes, such as the hair is no longer so soft, there will be hair loss problems, and gradually become thin, even if the supplement can be beautiful nutrients will not help, the owner can only take more careful care of the hamster, so that it can enjoy its old age.

3. Improper diet:Some pet owners will often feed the hamsters their favorite foods when raising hamsters, and ignore that hamsters need to have a balanced intake of nutrients, otherwise they will easily have physical problems. If the hamster does not consume enough vitamins, or if the content of unsaturated fatty acids is abnormal, these can cause endocrine disorders, which can lead to hair loss in hamsters.

Therefore, when the owner feeds the hamster, he should feed it with good quality rat food, and minimize the feeding of supplementary foods such as snacks.

4. Living environment:Although hamsters have always lived in cages, they also need a certain amount of living space, and nests and running wheels are generally installed in cages.

If the cage is not large enough, it will cause the hamster to be incapacitated, and it is easy to cause the hamster to lose its hair if it is often squeezed around in a limited space. Moreover, the cramped living space can also make the hamster anxious, which is also not good for its physical health.

In addition, factors such as disease and parasites will also cause hamsters to lose their hair, and if the hamsters are infected with parasites, they need to use special anthelmintic drugs for small pets to deworm. If you have any other questions, you can also consult a veterinarian.

Causes of hair removal.

There are many reasons why hamsters shed their hair. There is no need to worry about the shedding caused by the change of seasons, and the average mammal moults 1-2 times a year. Hair loss in elderly hamsters is relatively common and is caused by long-term kidney decline.

Generally, friction and gnawing on the running wheel or other supplies on the cage can also cause local hair loss. Some hamsters are allergic to litter or feed that can also cause hair loss. The wrong diet can also cause hair loss in hamsters.

In fact, there is no particularly big problem in the above cases, but the most troublesome thing is hair removal caused by ** disease.

Symptomatic approach. 1 .For hair removal in elderly hamsters, you can give some health supplements, such as some brands of vitamin water, which can help alleviate it.

2.If hair loss is caused by friction, especially if biting the cage will cause the hair near the nose to fall out very much, it is generally recommended to remove those frictions. Hamsters who especially love to bite cages are advised not to give wire cages, preferably plastic cages.

3.Allergies to litter or feed are often caused after the breeder has changed the brand of litter or grain. For litter allergies, as long as the litter is replaced, generally poplar wood chips are less likely to cause allergies than pine wood chips.

For hair loss caused by food allergies, the allergen can only be found out by feeding the same every day.

4.If the protein content of the diet is less than 16% or the proportion of high-calorie foods in the diet is high, prolonged consumption will cause nutritional hair loss. Therefore, it is recommended that the usual diet structure is best to have both synthetic grains and whole grains, and at the same time, it is best to give vegetables and fruits 1-2 times a week.

5.Hamsters can get ** disease, often because of the living environment. In addition to hair removal, it is often accompanied by redness, swelling or flakes.

Harsh or humid environments can breed a lot of fungi and bacteria, and because the ** disease caused by fungi and bacteria is contagious. First of all, it is necessary to isolate sick rats; secondly, disinfect all the cages of sick rats and the supplies they have used before using them; Then, keep the environment of the sick rats clean, dry and ventilated; Finally, wipe the hair removal area with povidone-iodine at a ratio of 1:50 to water 2-3 times a day.

Note**There are individual differences in the process, and the owner needs to be patient!

How to prevent it. Pay more attention to some of the hamster's usual behaviors, such as rubbing the running wheel and gnawing the cage. If these behaviors are more intense, consider changing the cage structure or changing the cage.

Have a reasonable diet. There can be no undernutrition and no overnutrition.

The cage should be cleaned regularly, the bedding should be changed, and the cage should be kept clean. If hair loss is caused by changing the brand of bedding or grain, it is best to change to another brand.

1.It may be malnourished, and there are conditions to buy hamster special dried fruits, jerky, etc.; 2.It is hot in summer, and shedding is normal; 3.

The environment is not very good (the litter should be changed every three to five days) 4(The most important) rat treasure must be kept in cages from the twenty-first day to the first month, because in order to let the child learn to survive independently, the rat mother has to "clear the nest" by attacking the baby (fighting)."Finish!

Animals get off when they're just as hot as humans.

It looks like it's wet.

Reason: Seasonality: Due to the alternation of seasons, rats and rats will change their moults or even change color, forming a protective color for themselves, which is the result of rats adapting to nature.

Morbidity: due to allergies, diseases, hair loss, mainly in the legs, behind the ears, paws, abdomen, neck, can be relieved with potions**.

Age: The life span of hamsters is about 3 years, and some hamsters will lose their hair when they are old, which is a normal phenomenon.

**：1.It is best to bathe rats twice a day, and put the washed sand in the sun, one is to disinfect, and the other is to dry their excrement in the washed sand. After about 2 days of sand washing, it will be replaced with a new one.

2.See if there is any leakage in the water feeder, if there is one, adjust it in time to replace the wet sawdust, which can also cause ** disease.

3.Don't give food with salt, give more fresh vegetables, human snacks, such as chocolate, biscuits, don't give rats and rats.

4.It is best to wash your hands before playing with rats and rats to avoid the transmission of germs from human hands to rats.

5.If it is pregnant, there will be a fight, to separate in time, you see if the mother mouse has a big belly, or press the belly, there is a hard feeling is pregnant.

6.If they fight and bite the **, don't use iodine wine, use hydrogen peroxide, you can fully disinfect the wound, and then you go to buy a bottle of oxytetracycline, grind the medicine into powder, dip it in a cotton swab, apply it to the wound, and wear gloves when applying the medicine, so that when you disinfect the wound, the rat hurts and bites you Do this once a day, it will be fine soon, and the hair that falls out of the wound will grow quickly.