What I was putting is that your friend may be able to make it grow a bit more fur with the nutritional yeast. LOL.... I know it is not fur loss but then I'm giving you an idea on what could be the causes.... like adrenal tumors or thyroid deficiency because no one would know until the hamster is tested.

how do i feed smoothie? put in the meal bowl? or feed their mouth?

what so confusing? i quoted on the 1st page for fresh food that is edible for hamster which include grape which u claim to be NONO and u said its okay to feed almond but i check other website, they dont recommend it at all

-Wrong post- = =''

This post has been edited by RyoKenzaki: Sep 8 2008, 01:00 AM

oh ... But has you tested this method before?? I means ... the method looks like kinda ... risky?
I just want to know whether this illness will endanger its life or not ...
So kesian that fellow... my friend said sometimes feel that its body is cold ...
scared it get cold easily ...

if you scare its cold, put some tissue inside for it. it will make nest using those tissue.

@nezu, i will take care of him

Well, I have never tested it coz none of my hamsters ever had such hair loss. From old age yes, which is kinda normal.

It is not risky, as cod liver oil and nutritional yeast provides the vitamins and minerals that are good for the skin, which can help in fur growth. This method is widely used and is an advice people give in websites and forums overseas. So if it is risky, I don't think vets would advice this loh.

Give it lots of tissue paper while it builds up its fur.

I think Hun can be trusted...she kept a lot of small animals and a whole army of mice lol

Yes, almonds are best not given coz there is always a chance a bitter almond may come about which can cause death to hamsters. There are so many different type of safer nuts, so it is better to avoid almonds than risk it.

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Added on September 8, 2008, 1:19 amHahaha.... I do alot of research before advising people. Sometimes I learn methods from my friend who is a vet.

Once I had a RC which had fur loss but at the weirdest place.... it's eyes! It would look like a panda with naked eye rings. I thought mites.... but we found out the problem. It was allergic to something in Prestige hamster food. As soon as my friend, the vet change the diet to the normal Habitrail, the fur grew back! Funny.... that's the 1 and only weird fur loss problem.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Sep 8 2008, 01:19 AM

you can either put in separate bowl or syringe feed it.
i prefer syringe feed, will not cause mess in the cage

eh ur RC also had fur loss around its eyes? My friends hamster also having this problem. But she claim that is because the hamster is old ... it is a years old like that ... so it can be cure? cause i saw the hamster like that i thought it is blind ... LOL but my friend said it just aging ...

Hm ... the method u mention is quite complicated... i wonder my friend willing to do that or not ...

BTW how many hamsters u got??? i wan to see Hamsters army!!! sure very cute one

her home can open zoo already

lol, you're definitely looking at the right person. Hun has an army of different hamsters.

BTW guys, I've never seen hairloss on the eyes of 3 years plus robos, approaching their fourth year. The usual is a lil hairloss at the rump, a lil thinner under the chin, the middle of the back...

The condition is totally foreign to me. I don't think it's aging problem. And 1 year old is just middle age for syrian. It's not even old yet. It's super young for a robo of course.

maybe its the diet or beeding, even genetics may effect that too

correct me if wrong

got a question here, i was survey online last time and i heard bedding and sand bath with flavor is not good for hammies? is it true?

lol. certain bedding is not good. Any bedding with pine or cedar is bad for your hamster. pine bedding creates a kind of chemical that is really bad for your hamster's lungs.

So stick to beddings like chipsi classic or chipsi super.

sand bath wth flavor no problem wat. Why will have problem?

is the chipsi with green apple beeding ok for hamster?

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Added on September 8, 2008, 2:12 amI got problem to recognize my hamsters. all are saphire winter white. i can't find any big different even i stay with them for 3 months. somehow the pattern of their coat change when they grow more fur or drop fur >.<
can i highlight them with hightlight pen? (Just asking , don scold me >.<)

This post has been edited by hiroko_jiayi: Sep 8 2008, 02:12 AM

@hiroko: ur asking sumthing impossible. cannot highlight. later they makan the ink ish very poison.
i think you need to ask nezu how to recognize.

guys, pasar pudu is selling 2ft tank with 42bucks, but you can ask for discount about 40bucks. worth o not?

chipsi with green apple is pine bedding. The wrong bedding can make your hamster's fur fall off also lar besides being bad for its lungs. So don't use ok?

Lol, I dunno about WWs but I could tell all my robos apart from one another. And all robos look the same right? You just have to learn their behavior, the slight difference between each. and no marking is exactly the same. If you know your hammie well you can surely tell it apart from another.

No highlighter please... Newspaper ink is already very bad for your hamster, imagine what highlighters can do to your hamsters...

@ander: 2ft RM 40 I think ok lor. Ask for RM 35, make the boss say RM 38 or something la.

Wah, rm40 for a 2feet tank is well worth it la!! Which shop? I might wanna get a few for spare la.. Thanks..

Nutritional yeast give one pinch and sprinkle into the staple food once a week. Cod liver oil the same, break the capsule and squeeze into the staple food.

Nutritional yeast once a week is good enough and will keep your ham in good health. Cod liver oil some hams don't like the fish smell and may not like the oily feeling. Cod liver oil I use less than half a capsule for one bowlful of staple food, so it's milder.