Is this normal for my hamster?

Question

I was looking through my hamster's cage and i noticed something in his water. i got it out and it got all squished and was runny. It turns out that it was light green "messes". Is this normal?

Answer 1

I think you hamster has diarrhea! :[

Have you changed her diet lately? :o

http://www.hamsterific.com/IllnessGuide....

http://www.hamster-club.com/health.asp

http://www.hamsterific.com/HamsterUniver...

It could lead to wet tail! :[

Please call your vet to make sure he is okay and everything is alright! :]

Good luck! :]

-Miss Giggles

Answer 2

no...............................thats all i can say.plz donm't get mad at me for posting this on your page.http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

Answer 3

I think this happens with some hamsters. When you keep a water dish in the cage, they tend to put their food into it, making the pellets turn squishy in water. Check if you have similar color pellets in the food, then it must be the food only.

Also to be on the safer side, check if his p**p his normal, solid and pelleted just to rule out any diarrhea. If that is normal, there is nothing to worry about.

Also try to shift to a hamster water bottle soon since when you keep water dishes, hamsters tend to sit on the dish and get their fur damp which is not good for their health.

Answer 4

Don't use a dish with water. Use a normal water bottle. They are much easier for the hamster to drink out of and the water can't evaporate.

Answer 5

well no because i have two hampsters and that doesn't happen you should have a vet check it out

Answer 6

Idk but i hate green

Answer 7

it could be hamster p**p....sometimes, when im playing wit my hammi, he poops, then i just put it in the toilet, then when im done playing with him, his p**p turns kinda greenish, but thats like only after 10 minutes. You prob dont know how long that stuffs been in there. Water can kinda change hamster p**p. just to be sure, you should check for wet tail. ALSO clean the cage throughly too. ps.....dont feed em too much lettuce cuz 2 much can lead to wet tail

Answer 8

whats messes?

Answer 9

1 There is a good chance he/she had to much fresh food, if this continues though get him/her to a vet immediately.

2. it is a bad idea to have o bowl of water, you need to buy a drip water bottle

Answer 10

Right it not really normal but if you are using a dish then it could be food droped into it as hamster like to move things around

i know i have 5.

it u are use a dish then try just a hamster bottle.