Would my hamster get wet tail if I move the cage?

Question

I move the cage when I travel from my school and when I go home. Would it be okay for my hamster? Does wet tail apply to the environment it's surrounded in or just the cage itself?

Answer 1

Wet tail can not necessarily be prevented, but the risk of a hamster acquiring this disease can be reduced. Hamsters should be kept in a clean environment, since transmission of the bacteria from the mother or other hamsters to the young occurs when the young eat fecal-contaminated food or water. Before acquiring a young hamster, ask the source about the occurrence of wet tail in their facility. Choose your hamster from a line of hamsters that has no history of this disease. Avoid stressing young hamsters when moving them to a new environment, e.g.; limit handling them the first few days, keep the hamsters on the same food they were eating for a few days and then slowly switch to a new food if necessary, etc.

Answer 2

it is possible, but chances are that it wont, it usually only applies to the cage...