I let my little Russian dwarf run around in her ball, expecting to hear the usually sounds of poops tumbling along with her, but instead, I found mushy waste. What could be causing this?
2007-05-16 18:40:07 · 12 answers · asked by myoddthoughtss 2 in Pets ➔ Rodents
As long as she is fine within herself and eating and drinking normally I dont think it is wet Tail. But do keep a very close eye on her over the next few days.
Has she eaten any fresh fruit or veg over the last day or so? New foods, or excess of green veg like lettuce or cucumber can loosen her poops a little.
Also, one little facts about hamsters that you might not know... They eat there own poop. They do two types of poops. The hard dark odourless poop we normally see, and on that is looser, and wetter. This is the one they eat, because this one still has undigested nutrients in, it a hamster will eat it to reabsorb the goodness. Kinda yucky hey?
Just keep a close eye on all her toilet habits, and her eating and drinking in general. If it looks more sinister take her to the vet for a check over
2007-05-16 23:25:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the first answerer said, it may be diet. Hamsters are desert animals who do not require much fresh veg - it can give them diarrhoea. They shouldn't be given more than a small amount a couple of times a week.
If you haven't been feeding fresh veg, it may just be that the hamster has picked up a bacterial infection. Keep a close eye on this, because bacterial diarrhoea ('wet tail') can be quickly fatal in hamsters. Personally I would take him the to the vet right away, as if you wait for it to get to the stage where his bottom is wet and dirty (hence the name wet tail) it may already be too late - wet tail can kill hamsters within 24 hours, so it's best caught asap. They will need treatment with antibiotics and rehydration fluid.
Chalice
2007-05-17 04:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wet tail is not likely to be found in dwarf hamsters you mostly get it with Syrian hamsters. With wet tail their bottoms looks like you dipped it in water, it smells bad and she will be lethargic (not drinking or eating). Sounds to me like diarrhoea, it's probably caused by too much lettuce or cucumber. Stay away from food with Lot's of water content. Also don't give her any fruit or veggies, just the dry hamster mix, when all symptoms have disappeared introduce other foods slowly into her diet again. Please remember dwarfs are prone to diabetes as well so try staying away from sugary foods. I've pasted a link below, this is a well known trusted site and all about hammies, please use this site it has helped me allot in the past. Good luck! O and if you suspect wet tail take her to the vet immediately!
2007-05-16 19:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by Nadia 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like wet tail . It can be caused by a variety of things. Either not cleaning the cage enough or feeding it too many fruits and veggies. Both of my hamsters have had it, we took the first one who had it to the vet and he gave her an injection and some medication to give her by syringe. The next one who got it we just gave the left over medication. Do not give them the over the counter stuff from pet stores, it does not help IT MAKES THEM WORSE...I've tried it. AND PLEASE HURRY WET TAIL CAN KILL WITHIN A DAY OR A FEW. It's often times fatal. If your hammy is important to you take it the vet asap. Ps. My vet also recommended them we give her a little pepto bismol in the syringe, and some pedialyte if it will drink it so it doesn't die from dehydration. Hope your hammy is okay =)
2007-05-17 03:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by brainstewie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wet tail might be the problem. If you are feeding lots of lettuce though, STOP. Give some crackers or a piece of bread and see if that helps. If it doesn't, you are dealing with an illness called 'wet tail'. You can get over the counter treatment at petsmart or similar store to put in her water. Good luck.
2007-05-16 18:46:16 · answer #5 · answered by thewildeman2 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It could be wet tail or the food your feeding him. Almost all my Dwarfs had mushie poos and I think only one died of wettail the rest was just eaither real scared or the food caused it.
2007-05-17 02:08:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably diet, look at what you are feeding her. Anything new? For now, until the poop returns to normal don't feed anything other than the dry hamster food.
2007-05-16 18:44:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well when we got our hamster it did the same thing and it almost died because of WET-TAIL if you go to a pet store they should have a medication call " dri-tail" or something along those lines..
IT COMES FROM BEING SCARED OR FRIGHTNED
2007-05-17 01:31:46 · answer #8 · answered by froggy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agriee with most ov those guys, don't feed them to many fruits and veggies they are like treats and eating too much junk food, or candy can make u sick.
2007-05-17 01:13:52 · answer #9 · answered by CutieKittenPie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possbly wettail get it treated fast. wettail can kill with in 48 hours
2007-05-16 19:04:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋