Hamsters have "white bubble" coming out of genital area

[Dawg]

My hamsters have a white bubble that comes from their genitial area. Can anyone tell me what this is and why it is?

[Rodentguy]

My hamsters have a white bubble that comes from their genitial area. Can anyone tell me what this is and why it is?

I have never heard of this. Is there anything else wrong with them?

Rodentguy

[Dawg]

No they appear very healthy. They run around in their cage and dig holes in their bedding and put food in their cheeks.

Also not to gross anyone out but the hamster will lick the bubble away when it sees it.

[dee23]

are your hamsters females ??

[TiaMaria]

Umm...a white bubble would indicate that your hamster had been mated with..are both your hammies female?! Judging by this i would honestly think not...

Here's how u tell:
(If u have a dwarf hammie or syrian hammie aka teddy bear hammie)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/tiamariasalbum/SexingDiagramDwarf.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/tiamariasalbum/SexingDiagramSyrian.jpg

[TiaMaria]

Assuming u have dwarfs because they are in the same cage together..it is hard to tell the sex of dwarfs when they are young. Try your best using those diagrams. The white bubble would be cum honestly thats the only think i could say..and he is licking it out of her everytime after her mates..and wants to mate again...thats what mine did....

[Dawg]

Tha for the replies as well as the diagrams. I am 99% sure these are females as the opening where the white bubble merges is close to the anus. The only thing seperating them is some grey fur (?). Both of my hamsters are (I believe) golden syrians.

Also both of these hamsters will freeze and lift their tails when you pet them. This happens every 4-8 days or so. From what I've gathered this more likely indicates you have a female.

Also another way I've been told is the males have hairier butts than the females do.

They are in seperate cages (as one likes to bite on the other) and neither hamster, to my knowledge. has ever been mated.

[TiaMaria]

Syrians are know for having big testical (males only) if they have big testical it seems to look like a but..a female will not have a buldge below that looks like a butt..lol

[Dawg]

Umm...a white bubble would indicate that your hamster had been mated with..are both your hammies female?! Judging by this i would honestly think not...

Hhhmm.....to my knowledge neither of my hamsters have been mated with...that is unless of course they were mated before I had them.

I've had both of them for bout 4-5 months now. I keep them seperated. They both look the same underneath. I've not mated either one since I'd had them.

Also the bubble has a strong distinct smell to it. It has kind of a pasty look to it.

[TiaMaria]

Seriously..the white bubble is form mating, i know i breed, and i know the smell aswell.

[Dawg]

So does this bubble start happening after they've been mated for the first time?

I've not mated them the entire time I've had them which is about 5 months now.

[TiaMaria]

It happens after they mate.

[Dawg]

BTW they are girls

[TiaMaria]

Honestly i dont think u are sexing them at all right...because there is no way they are both girls..take them to a proffesion and get it done.

[Dawg]

How is it not possible that they are both girls??? Their sex organ and their anus are less than a pencil eraser space away from each other.

I don't see any testicles. I see two holes.

Do males freeze and lift their tail in the air when they're horny?

Both of my hamsters will lift their tails and freeze when stroked....happens every 4-6 days.

I do not let the hamsters live together....I keep them in sepeate cages.

I do not breed them. Never have. I've had them for awhile now.

[dee23]

it could be that both females are in heat

[TiaMaria]

That wouldnt make a white bubble, the only way u can tell a female is in heat other then touching it to see if it freezes..is its pee would be cloudy...if u can dawg please port a picture of your hammies..i can tell u if they are both female for sure..that way u know for sure, and there wont be any accidents.

[Dawg]

Can you host the pics? I have a few pics of them eating and such. Do you need pics of the undersides of them?

[TiaMaria]

Undersides will be good, add me to msn tiamaria@shaw.ca and ill host your pics on my album.