The incredible ever growing teeth of a hamster
Hamsters’ teeth continuously grow since hamsters are rodents and rodents’ teeth continuously grow. Also, hamsters are one of the few species of animal that is born with teeth. This may be fascinating but it can also be a problem.
Some hamsters may start gnawing on the cage bars and a remedy to this situation is giving the hamster dog biscuits. Dog biscuits are very ideal for hamsters to gnaw on. These will not hurt the hamster’s teeth. It is very important that a hamster has something to gnaw on. If a hamster does not gnaw, the teeth would puncture the jaw.
What happens when a hamster breaks one or more of its teeth?
When this happens, the opposite tooth becomes overgrown. This will cause complications if left unattended. The same happens if a tooth becomes crooked. A hamster may break its teeth or the teeth may also become crooked especially if a hamster is very old.
If the hamster’s teeth break, this can cause the hamster to stop eating since the hamster would find it difficult to eat. In such cases, one should feed the hamster soft food like bread soaked in milk, scrambled eggs or a hamster mix which may be softened with water.
It is very important to care for your hamster’s teeth so that the hamster can live a long and a happy life. Prevention is better than cure, so make sure you check your hamster’s teeth with a few simple checks now and then.
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About the Author
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My name is Nadia Vella. I am part of a hamster club which is www.Hamster-Club.com and also wrote a hamster book which is www.TheHamsterBook.com ISBN 978-99932-0-721-4 The price of this hamster book is only €4.99! About Hamster-Club.com : It is a hamster club and you will find all you need to know about Hamsters; The different types of hamsters, their food, breeding, life span, housing and health. Also you will find different interesting articles that will cover many aspects of hamsters, hamster games, hamster products and much more! About my hamster book - TheHamsterBook.com : This is the ultimate hamster book for all hamster owners since it provides lots of expert hamster advice. This hamster book will help you with most aspects of hamster housing, feeding a hamster, hamster behaviour, hamster reproduction, hamster health and hamster important tips! This hamster book is also full of beautiful coloured hamster photos and also provides lots of natural remedies to use when a rodent vet is not available. I also love working part-time for www.BestHotelDirectory.com Publications: Hamster-Club Guide Book (published in 2009) - selling at the price of only €4.99 : ISBN 978-99932-0-721-4 www.TheHamsterBook.com and various articles featured in local newspapers and magazines amongst which: 'The Sunday Times', 'Times of Malta; Junior News', 'The Malta Independent on Sunday', 'The Malta Independent; Crackers Magazine', 'The Malta Independent', 'Phase Magazine', 'Taghna t-Tfal Magazine' (November 2009), 'L-Orizzont' and 'Il-Mument'. On 26th August 2009, I represented 'Hamster-Club' on radio RTK, in a programme named 'L-Annimali u l-Ambjent'. The programme’s name means ‘The Animals and the Environment’. A repetition of this programme was also aired on 1st September 2009. Feel free to email me on nadia@hamster-club.com and for more information please visit www.Hamster-Club.com and www.TheHamsterBook.com Thanks, Nadia Vella
