Hi all,

I am a new hamster owner (Herbie is 8 weeks old) and we took him to the vets after we had him for a week as he was sneezing and very lethargic and grumpy, which was a change to his behaviour in the first few days.

He has some antibiotics but I am struggling to get them into him and the prescription says to give them to him twice a day.

I am using the syringe through the bars and he is licking it but it's hard to tell if he's eating it or if it's going on his fur. He's so sleepy and timid as he's sick the opportunities are quite few and far between. Also he hoards his food so any fruit with it on gets hoarded and I don't know how much he is getting.

Any good tips?!

Kat