My 10 week old black bear hamster Twilight seems to be happy and energetic, but the fur on his back is startign to go greasy and is sticking together. He grooms himself regularly, but he cant reach back there. i tried brushing him with a dry toothbrush, but all it did was flatten the fur. Now, some patches of skin are showing!(But the fur covered it again when i pet him)

Is there any way i can get the grease to go away? Ideas, anyone?

Have you got a sand bath in his cage? They will clean themselves in sand since thats what they would do in the wild!

Char
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It may well be mite with gur loss

I would suggest give him some chinchilla sand to roll in
if he doesnt improve take him to the vets :0

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yeah defo get chinchilla sand...its sooo cute watching them..and maybe brush him with a tooth brush too, my hammy loves that! and then like u-look-like-a-hamster said, take him to the vets if it gets worse....at my vets he only charges £6 for a check up and my first hamster had cystitus and needed antibiotics, that was only £7.50...so dont worry about the cost of going!
hope twilight gets better soon

I had a think and the only things I could think of are...

The bedding : maybe change it twice a week and see if his fur improves

The food : perhaps change his food

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Just tried chinchilla sand with my two for the first time yesterday, they love it and Buffy's fur looks better already.

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chinchilla sand i use it for my hamsters and my gerbil they love it and its great to watch them in it

U can buy a brush and grooming set from pets at home .....

here is the webbie: Mini Grooming Set for Small Pets by Boredom Breaker-Grooming-Pets at Home: Buy Pet Supplies from our Online UK Pet Shop

hope dis helps

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i will try the chinchilla sand, and clean his cage today.

can you put a bit of water on the toothbrush??

I wouldn't since hamsters don't like water and I was told not to clean them with water.

Char
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