my little guy Rascal jumped from my hands last night. He fell about 5ft and hit the carpet floor. He is running on his wheel and playing in his ball, and eating and drinking water. He seems to be acting normal but I am worried about internal damage. Is there any signs I should look for? he still trust me but I am so worried. I love my little guy so much but don't know what to do. I called the vet and they say he should be fine..is this true plus they say if he has any interal damage there really isn't anything I can do. How long does it take for signs to show? and what are they. His eyes are really shinny, his ears are erecit and he is playful. Do I need to worry or am I being a worried mother. Please only serious answers as I need help.Once again I love him like he is my child and I want him to be okay and will do anything to make sure he live a healthy and happy life.
2007-04-23 17:42:28 · 9 answers · asked by alwaysmoody7 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
the first 24 hours is what counts , if it still alive after that , your fine , if he fell on carrpet , more then likley not injured at all ..
2007-04-23 17:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by mikey29_70 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a tip about dropping a hamster.hopefully this will stop future unneeded worry.If they return to their daily routine within an hour of dropping them.The fall did not hurt them.If you seriously hurt a hamster by dropping it.99% will die within 24 hours.A 5 foot drop for a hamster isn't very far.Especially on carpeted floors.With all the hamsters I have had in the past I have never had one die from being dropped.I did have a couple that landed on their head.They acted a little loopy for about 10 minutes and were just fine after.
2007-04-23 17:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by ddstantlerstill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your hamster is acting fine since yesterday, he is fine. You don't need to worry anymore.
But don't risk this happening again. Hamsters are fragile. They aren't like rats and mice; they aren't made for jumping and falling, and a hamster will walk right off the edge of a table if you don't stop it. A hamster falling from a table can be stunned or even suffer a broken back. You were lucky.
2007-04-23 18:46:28 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine fell off the kitchen table(they don't see very well) and landed on his back. I was a lot more upset than he was. He lived a long time after the fall.
They are pretty tough little creatures. If he acts like before he fell, just pay attention for a while and watch for 'out of the ordinary' occurences including changes in eating and drinking and urine and stool.
good luck
2007-04-23 17:54:55 · answer #4 · answered by richard t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter's hamster jumped out of her hands all of the time - except over water or other dangers! So I think they know or have good intution about height. You can actually see their little noses and whiskers working while they check out their environment.
He lived over 5 years - no problems at all.
2007-04-23 18:25:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is really hurt, you would have seen some changes by now. When a hamster is hurt or ill, they go downhill very quickly. He should be fine.
2007-04-23 17:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by Deb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my hamster has made that fall before too and I worried as well but if you don't see any problems yet he should be alright especially if he's running, playing, eating and drinking alright still
2007-04-23 17:48:49 · answer #7 · answered by Zoe - 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop worrying.. if he is running on his wheel, eating and acting normal, its very unlikely that there is any damage.
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2007-04-23 17:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by raspberryswirrrl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one time i accidentaly sucked a hammie up in a central vacuum while cleaning the cage... it lived with no permenant damage other than it was scalped uppon entry in the nozzle... i capped the end with my hand so he didnt go into the wall... unplugged it and took a deep breath and blew it out the other end... lol thanks for making me relive that memory hahahah
2007-04-23 17:50:33 · answer #9 · answered by pvtstash2000 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋