I dropped my dwarf hamster on his back; is he going to be alright?

Question

I picked him up because he fell in his water bowl and I wanted to make sure that he was completely dry, but for some reason he was extremely squirmy and kept trying to climb up my sleeve. So I'm holding him and then he runs in the wrong direction I guess and falls down on and lands on his back. After a few seconds he flips himself over and runs under the desk. I spend a few minutes trying to capture him and then I put him back in his cage. He seems fine, but for some reason he's really squirmy today.

Answer 1

im really worried my hamster's cage is put in the bathroom at night which has tiles, today i was picking him up when he jumped out of my hand he fell quite a considerable distance straight onto his back he lay there and i turned him over he ran around fine and his eating and drinking fine and doesnt seem uncomfortable trotting around will he be ok? do u think i should take him to vets im so worried hes only 8 weeks old :'(