AsylumWitch
08-02-05, 02:53 AM 08-02-05
Hi to all.
I bought my daughter a Syrian for her B-Day 2-1/2yrs ago. He is a cutie that we all love and take GOOD care of.
He was up making his usual racket in the wheel - where he secretly hides seeds ;-) so I moved him to the kitchen. I went to give him a piece of carrot 'cause he's just too darn cute and I see that he's gone bald on his tummy and underside of his arms!!!!
What the heck could cause that?!?!? He acts fine, plays fine, eats just fine but he looks terrible on his tummy. I only noticed because he was standing up, hanging on the bars, doing his begging for a treat. In all honesty, I don't know how long he's been losing his hair? (Oh, the rest of his hair is fine. It's clean and fluffy with no hair loss anywhere on the top half. His eye's are bright and shiney and he's as mischievious as ever.)
He plays in a clear roller ball and occasionally runs around on the bed but we never see his tummy. He bites and draws blood (always has) so we have just accepted that and don't handle him too much. We use a pot holder to get him out of his cage and when he's running about, we can pet him on his back but he will viciously bite if handled.
He gets new food every 2 days, fresh veggies, and we clean his cage once a week like clock work. He has bedding fluff and shavings and seems fine but what could cause our little man to go bald like that?
Any help or ideas would be very much appreciated. There are no vets in my town that treat hammies. Livestock and dogs/cats is the best we have so I'm at a loss as to what to do.
Thank you so much!!
I bought my daughter a Syrian for her B-Day 2-1/2yrs ago. He is a cutie that we all love and take GOOD care of.
He was up making his usual racket in the wheel - where he secretly hides seeds ;-) so I moved him to the kitchen. I went to give him a piece of carrot 'cause he's just too darn cute and I see that he's gone bald on his tummy and underside of his arms!!!!
What the heck could cause that?!?!? He acts fine, plays fine, eats just fine but he looks terrible on his tummy. I only noticed because he was standing up, hanging on the bars, doing his begging for a treat. In all honesty, I don't know how long he's been losing his hair? (Oh, the rest of his hair is fine. It's clean and fluffy with no hair loss anywhere on the top half. His eye's are bright and shiney and he's as mischievious as ever.)
He plays in a clear roller ball and occasionally runs around on the bed but we never see his tummy. He bites and draws blood (always has) so we have just accepted that and don't handle him too much. We use a pot holder to get him out of his cage and when he's running about, we can pet him on his back but he will viciously bite if handled.
He gets new food every 2 days, fresh veggies, and we clean his cage once a week like clock work. He has bedding fluff and shavings and seems fine but what could cause our little man to go bald like that?
Any help or ideas would be very much appreciated. There are no vets in my town that treat hammies. Livestock and dogs/cats is the best we have so I'm at a loss as to what to do.
Thank you so much!!