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Hamster help?
Ok, so I went to take my hamster out of his cage, after 3 days of rest. When I lifted him up, he turned his head. On his left eye was a big black thing covering his eye socket. I thought it was bedding, or food stuck in it. So, I take him to petsmart. They DO NOT WORK ON RODENTS. Are you kidding me, I bought him here. So we get home, and I take him out of his ball. I notice the black stuff is gone. It was his eye. Oh my god. It was so gross. What should I do after I clean it.
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12 years ago
Eww, bump.
Reply 12 years ago
HEY! Not eww. What if you lost an eye. Eww! Kiteman has one eye. Eww!!! haha.
Reply 12 years ago
Ohhh, can I have the one he lost? *prepares mount to place it on*
Reply 12 years ago
lmao!
Reply 12 years ago
Lol Yeah!
12 years ago
poor little guy i wonder what would happen if my hamster lost an eye. T_T'
Reply 12 years ago
He's okay. He is fine with it right now.
Reply 12 years ago
Oh good to know. = )
12 years ago
His.... eye? Eww... Poor little guy :(
Reply 12 years ago
It's healing over nicely, not a huge hole. It looks just like dried skin now.
12 years ago
Take it to a qualified vet immediatley. I know this is old now. You still need to see one if you haven't already.
Reply 12 years ago
I have, he said to clean it with contact solution, then put neosporin on it. Luckily, my hamster's behavior has not changed.
Reply 12 years ago
The poor thing. I wonder what happened? I had a hamster MANY moons ago, and he lived to be a ripe old age of 4 years old. He eventually went blind (cataracts I think) and passed on. I had a really cool Habitrail tube complex for him that he just loved to explore, and move his nest from one place to another every week or so. Little rodents don't live very long; approximately 3 - 4 years for hamsters and mice, etc, 5-8 years for Cavies (guinea pigs).
Reply 12 years ago
Cool. My hamster moves place to place all the time. He had an outhouse for a while, after cleaned it out again, he used it as a home.