How To It is recommended to treat diarrhea in hamsters.
hamsters are very healthy.They can get sick from eating too many vegetables.If you notice watery, light-colored feces in your hamster, it's time to treat it.Changing your hamster's diet and making its cage clean and comfortable will help resolve his diarrhea.
Step 1: Feed your hamster fresh vegetables.
Fresh vegetables are part of a balanced diet for hamsters.Extra water keeps hamsters well hydrated.Eating too many vegetables can cause dehydration.Take fresh vegetables out of your hamster's diet.Feed your hamster only dry food.When your hamster only eats dry food, you don't have to worry about it not getting enough vitamins and minerals.
Step 2: Your hamster needs fresh water.
hamsters become dehydrated if they have a disease.Make sure your hamster has plenty of fresh, cool water to drink.If you notice your hamster isn't drinking its water, give it water by hand.Put the eyedropper in the corner of the hamster's mouth.Take a few drops of water and put it in your hamster's mouth.It's a good idea to talk to your vet about how often you should give your hamster water.
Step 3: Feed your hamster the leaves of the bush.
A hamster can recover from a disease.Before feeding these items to your hamster, talk with your vet.Your vet can tell you how much of these items to give to your hamster.
Step 4: After the diarrhea stops, re-introduce vegetables.
Your hamster should stop vomiting after a day or two without vegetables.Don't start feeding vegetables right away.Wait one to two weeks before adding vegetables to the diet to allow your hamster to fully recover.The portion size should be equal to a few raisins.The vegetables should be fed once a day.
Step 5: Look for improvement.
After a few days of eating a dry food-only diet, the hamster will look otherwise healthy and be completely healthy again.A hamster will not improve after a day or two.The hamster may look sicker if the diarrhea gets worse.Wet tail can cause serious illness in hamsters.Take your hamster to the vet if it isn't getting better.
Step 6: Your hamster's cage needs to be warm.
Make sure your hamster's cage stays warm while you treat it for illness.The normal room temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius), so keep your hamster's cage in a non-drafty room.If you want your hamster to move away from the heat when it wants to, place the heating pad under a small portion of the cage.Touch the bedding to see if it is warm after the heating pad has been on for a while.Human heating pads can leave your hamster feeling cold, so don't use them.
Step 7: It was clean.
This is important if your hamster is sick from Wet Tail.A dirty cage can have harmful organisms in it.The cage can be cleaned to remove disease-causing organisms.You can clean the food bowl and water bottle with hot soapy water.You can refill the food and water.It's a good idea to change out the bedding weekly.Your hamster will recognize the scent on the bedding if you leave a small section in the cage.Remove everything from the cage once a week.The cage and plastic toys need to be cleaned.
Step 8: Remove food that isn't eaten.
Check your hamster's cage for food that isn't eaten.Don't eat this food.If you leave the food in the cage, it could become a breeding ground for mold andbacteria.It's possible that mold andbacteria could make your hamster sick.