Question:
hamster question!!!?
stellaliu1996
2008-03-12 13:44:37 UTC
1.one of of my hamster's nose is cold but not wet. is that normal?
2.how long are hamster teeth suppose to be
3.my hamster has a cut on his hand(about 3-5cm) wat should i do
4.if my hamster had lice wat will it look like
5.the fur beside my hamsters nose(where the whiskers are) is brownish, is it bad?
6. if i take my hamster to the vet how much will it cost or is it expensive?

ps i will choose a best answer and u will get 10 points so please answer me
Nine answers:
Lizzi
2008-03-12 13:51:23 UTC
Wow, what a lot of questions!



1. Yes, that's normal



2. It depends if it's a Syrian or dwarf hamster. As long as you provide things for you hamster to chew on (such as mineral blocks, soft untreated wood, toys etc.) they shouldn't get too long.



3. As long as you try to keep it clean it should be okay. If it doesn't heal or gets worse she should go to a vets.



4. You probably wouldn't be able to see the actual lice, but the hamster would be scratching a lot, have flaky skin, red patches on the skin and spots and small wounds.



5. That depends.....has it always been brown or has this just appeared recently?



6. It really, really depends on where you live and what vet you go to, it varies enormously. It wouldn't be expensive for a hamster though.



7. You can't really tell a hamster's age, it's extremely difficult to do as they only live about 3 years.



8. This could be due to lack of water or nutrients. Make sure he/she always has fresh, clean water available and is on a good, complete hamster food. It's also probably worth getting it checked out by a vet.



9. Yes, hamsters can eat pear



10. As hamsters are so small, it's very difficult and quite dangerous to bath them. The best thing to do is brush them with a clean, moistened toothbrush.
Tawny
2008-03-12 13:51:24 UTC
1. Yes, it's normal to be cold.

2. This depends on the type, but as long as you keep a chew toy around, they will be fine.

3. Make sure that the cut will not get affected. So remove the bedding and I suggest that you keep it in a box with newspaper on the bottom until it heals

4. If your hamster had lice, then the fur should be rough and scratchy.

5. It is brown because that is the fur color.

6. This depends on how bad the cause is. It shouldn't be expensive though
anonymous
2008-03-12 14:04:19 UTC
7. 1-2 year old hammies fur is like straight and 3-5 year olds are curly fur.

1. yes it is perfectly normal, healthly actually

2. they always grow just give it a few chew toys and its fine

3. put neosporan on it or some medication for cuts that u have in your house

4. same as ppl lice, lice are lice nomatter wat

5. no it could just be the way it was born.

6. yes it will cost and it will probably be expensive vets are pretty expensive.



dont bathe your hamster it makes them cold. rodents are clean aniamls and will clean themselves



its just the way hammies pee is. im pretty sure all male hammies pee is that color



pears are ok for them to have
kerow109
2008-03-12 14:41:03 UTC
hamsters do have creamish pee, theres not much the vet can do for your hampster (but it dosen't hurt to take it anyway) how much it will cost i don't know depends on why your takeing it in the first place, to give your hampster a bath fill the sink up with slightly warm water (not too warm nor hot) make sure the waters not too deep (hampsters don't swim well) take a small drop of shampoo and just lightly rub it into the hampsters fur then rinse becarefull not to get water into the eyes of the hampster then just towel dry and hampster is all clean!. why the fur is brown by its noses idk it may just be a dark blond, hampsters don't get lice but they can catch mites and flees just use the same flee medicin you would use on a dog and place it right behind the hampsters head but out of its reach so it can't lick it off. and its normale for hampsters to have cold noses, hampsters naturaly take care of there teeth by cheewing on things give it thick sticks and chewming blocks and the hampster shall take care of the rest, if its teeth are visisble even with its mouth closed then the teeth are too long.
micah m
2008-03-12 13:53:53 UTC
here is how i am going to answer your questions i dont know the answers to all of them but for the ones i know i will have the number down and answer it beside that number.

5. no its not bad it is probably the color of its fur there.

4. it would probably look the same as people lice.

3. u should probably put some antibiotic on it. and put like a band aid on it. and it should heal up

2. nothing to worry about unless it is like 5 inches long then u might want to go to the vet and see if they and trim them down..



hope i helped u with some of those questions.
anonymous
2008-03-12 13:56:07 UTC
ok first off, the majority of your questions should be asked to a vet.



a) their pee should be like any mammal's pee.

b) you don't wash hamsters, they wash themselves like cats for example. you just clean the cage

c) there is a way to see how old your hamster is... kind of.. if his/her ears are white, it's very young like a year or not even. when it starts to turn light gray, it is getting older until it is dark gray, it is old and will die soon. they have a lifespan of 3 years and sometimes a little longer as does every thing.
Brittany
2008-03-12 16:52:51 UTC
maybe u should take him or her to the vet and ask them all the questions they will know the answers to most of them
anonymous
2008-03-12 13:53:30 UTC
Your hamster has a lot of problems. lol
hanna b
2008-03-12 13:55:19 UTC
2.well they never stop growing so no one really knows


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