Can I Mark my Chinese Dwarf Hamster?

Question

I have two Chinese Dwarf Hamsters that are pretty much identical and I was wondering if I could Mark one with like nail polish one one of he feet or put some Sharpie stuff on her toes. By the way they're both girls. So could I mark one. I want to know soon so I don't loose track of who's who. Thanks to anyone who answers.

Answer 1

I have seen people put nail polish on dog's nails, so I would assume you could do it with a hamster.

Answer 2

marking them with a sharpie or nail polish is a very bad idea since these animals continuously clean themselves they will very likely end up ingesting the polish. There has to be some way you can tell them apart, size, color different markings something. I think your pets health is much more important than telling them apart.  

Answer 3

I guess but make sure it safe why don't you get some scissors and cut the first letter of their names ok that is kind of wierd but make sure nothing is gonna hurt them

Answer 4

i don't know how safe a Sharpie is but i see no harm in using nail polish but just to be on the safe side you might want to use that doggie polish if its safe for dogs it must be safe for hamsters!  

Answer 5

My sister did this to one of her three hamsters a few years ago, she used nail polish, this really annoyed the hamster, and she started to l**k her self like mad. After a few day she became very sleepy. So we took her to the vet. He said there are two possible reasons.

1. The strong fumes from the polish might have damaged her lungs causing slow breathing & blood circulation.

2. She had ingested the polish from l*****g herself,

sadly she passed away a few days later. So i wouldn't advise it.  

Answer 6

sharpie is safe but don't do anything like a collar, they could suffocate. maybe tie yarn snuggly around one leg or tail just not too tight lol!

Answer 7

Why not, they do that in bee study. To keep track of one bee in a million.