raYne25
01-02-06, 08:28 AM 01-02-06
one of my dwarf hammys, pancake, is losing a bit of fur on her back end, it seems to be a bit flakey, the skin. is there anything to do to help her? I cleaned her cage yesterday and i make sure she has fresh water every day. it doesn't bother her or anything but i just figured i'd see if there was anything to do to help prevent further fur loss?
Also, with vincent, he's lost quite a bit of fur in the past year..he's 2 and a half now, i've noticed though that his skin will crack and he'll have scabs on his sides every once in awhile..its not too bad but i don't want it to get worse in the long run.. is there anything i can to do help him? I'm thinking it could be the air and what not here..with it being dry and cold.. or would having a heat vent in the ceiling above my hammy cages contribute to the dry skin?
I was thinking of taking some new pictures of my hams and making a little web page maybe with new pics, pics of hammies i've had that have passed away..maybe a section showing close ups of my hammies fur loss so you can have a better of idea of what i'm talking about.. just pics and info and what not about my hamsters.. so check for a post on that soon, hopefully i'll have some time to get that done this week =)
on a side note, my new black bear hamster is doing great, she's much more friendlier now, i can pick her up and pet her without her freaking out. she's getting big too, I named her molly. I'll get pics of her too cause i don't have any of her yet. she's a real cutie ^-^
Also, with vincent, he's lost quite a bit of fur in the past year..he's 2 and a half now, i've noticed though that his skin will crack and he'll have scabs on his sides every once in awhile..its not too bad but i don't want it to get worse in the long run.. is there anything i can to do help him? I'm thinking it could be the air and what not here..with it being dry and cold.. or would having a heat vent in the ceiling above my hammy cages contribute to the dry skin?
I was thinking of taking some new pictures of my hams and making a little web page maybe with new pics, pics of hammies i've had that have passed away..maybe a section showing close ups of my hammies fur loss so you can have a better of idea of what i'm talking about.. just pics and info and what not about my hamsters.. so check for a post on that soon, hopefully i'll have some time to get that done this week =)
on a side note, my new black bear hamster is doing great, she's much more friendlier now, i can pick her up and pet her without her freaking out. she's getting big too, I named her molly. I'll get pics of her too cause i don't have any of her yet. she's a real cutie ^-^