this is my hamster, only a couple months old.
he is the child of two of my other hamsters, and i am not sure when they bred since they were in separate cages, but i think it was when i left for a minute or two while they were in their playpen. i was informed they were both male but turns out one of them werent and had 5 babies. they had babies right after maturing which my mom thinks may be a problem. 4 of them died already, 3 just died one morning after running around and playing completely fine the night before, and one died after i left on a school trip and came back to it with a broken and bent leg. it was alive for a bit when i came back but died. my sister (who was caring for it while i was gone) said it was fine in the morning, and my mom supports this. 1 of the 3 that died mysteriously died while i was away as well.
this is the last remaining baby hamster, when i left on the trip it was bigger than his father and was very healthy. but when i came back its fur looks unhealthy and it cannot sit up without shaking slightly.
i want to take him to a vet but my mom is too busy, so i want proper confirmation that something can be done at the vet and will help him feel better. is this a genetic issue? is his bedding bad? i currently feed them bengy hamster & sugar glider mixed seed and "softwood shavings" for bedding. i used to use a different one but had to change recently because my mom wanted to be able to buy the bedding online.
i currently have the sick hamster in a cage with shallow bedding and nothing except for a small hut and food/water bowl so i can monitor it easily and it cant hurt itself on anything. please help!!! i attached photos of him, and both the mother and father hamsters are healthy and have no problems.
he is the child of two of my other hamsters, and i am not sure when they bred since they were in separate cages, but i think it was when i left for a minute or two while they were in their playpen. i was informed they were both male but turns out one of them werent and had 5 babies. they had babies right after maturing which my mom thinks may be a problem. 4 of them died already, 3 just died one morning after running around and playing completely fine the night before, and one died after i left on a school trip and came back to it with a broken and bent leg. it was alive for a bit when i came back but died. my sister (who was caring for it while i was gone) said it was fine in the morning, and my mom supports this. 1 of the 3 that died mysteriously died while i was away as well.
this is the last remaining baby hamster, when i left on the trip it was bigger than his father and was very healthy. but when i came back its fur looks unhealthy and it cannot sit up without shaking slightly.
i want to take him to a vet but my mom is too busy, so i want proper confirmation that something can be done at the vet and will help him feel better. is this a genetic issue? is his bedding bad? i currently feed them bengy hamster & sugar glider mixed seed and "softwood shavings" for bedding. i used to use a different one but had to change recently because my mom wanted to be able to buy the bedding online.
i currently have the sick hamster in a cage with shallow bedding and nothing except for a small hut and food/water bowl so i can monitor it easily and it cant hurt itself on anything. please help!!! i attached photos of him, and both the mother and father hamsters are healthy and have no problems.