If you own a pet hamster, you need to understand the role and function of cheek pouches. Hamsters stuff their cheeks with food, bedding, and anything they consider useful. While […]

Most hamsters only live for 2-3 years, which is less than most pets. While their short lifespans are unavoidable, unsuitable living conditions could be why hamsters keep dying young. While […]

Hamsters can develop allergic reactions, commonly due to certain foods or environmental factors, like dusty types of bedding, airborne chemicals, and certain materials (plastic or metal). The most common symptoms […]

Hamsters, especially older females, can be prone to urinary tract infections (UTIs). The most common signs of UTIs in hamsters are a reluctance to urinate or incontinence and regular urination, […]

While hamsters are descended from ancestors from arid desert conditions, those who enter homes are born and raised in pet stores. So, hamsters are used to having access to fresh […]

Small rodent pets have vulnerable skeletons. Broken limbs, especially hind legs, are common in hamsters. Broken legs in hamsters come in two forms – open and closed fractures. Open fractures […]

Hamsters can be prone to external parasites, like mites and fleas. Hamsters can also experience intestinal parasites, like roundworms, pinworms, or tapeworms. External parasites in hamsters are identifiable by excessive […]

Flystrike (myiasis) is a potentially fatal health condition that sometimes affects hamsters. Hamsters that can’t groom themselves due to age-related conditions like arthritis are most at risk of flystrike. The […]

A healthy hamster will have bright, black eyes that are wide open while it’s awake. If the eyes are glued shut and surrounded by gunk and crust, it likely has […]