My hamster isn't eating :(

[Abzii]

He won't eat his hamster food at all, but he will eat fruit and veg. I'll ask my mam if we can take him to the vets

[BlueEyedSarah]

He hasnt ate in a few days
I filled his food bowl the other day and he hasnt ate any of it..

What type of hamster food are you giving him? Try a diffrent brand of hamster food. Have a hamster chew stick in the cage too. Give him as much fruit and vegitables as you can also try some fattier foods for your hamster like chocolate once a week just to keep its weight up.

[Adam$]

check the mouth to see if there's anything stuck there or if it seems to be cut or anything, this could be the case.

if you're feeding it lots of treats then that can put it off it's food, stop feeding treats temporarily.

if that doesn't work, try a different brand of food.

if all else fails, seek veterinary advice.

[Abzii]

What type of hamster food are you giving him? Try a diffrent brand of hamster food. Have a hamster chew stick in the cage too. Give him as much fruit and vegitables as you can also try some fattier foods for your hamster like chocolate once a week just to keep its weight up.

check the mouth to see if there's anything stuck there or if it seems to be cut or anything, this could be the case.

if you're feeding it lots of treats then that can put it off it's food, stop feeding treats temporarily.

if that doesn't work, try a different brand of food.

if all else fails, seek veterinary advice.

When I first got him, I fed him the hamster food from pets at home, and he was eating that perfectly, then all of a sudden he stopped eating it. So we got him some food from the local pet shop up the street, and he wont eat that one either.

[BlueEyedSarah]

check the mouth to see if there's anything stuck there or if it seems to be cut or anything, this could be the case.

if you're feeding it lots of treats then that can put it off it's food, stop feeding treats temporarily.

if that doesn't work, try a different brand of food.

if all else fails, seek veterinary advice.

Your not a hamster owner are you? Hamsters are constantly moving around and sniffing its much too difficult to check their mouth and keep them still. If you put your fingers even near their mouth they may bite. If you do something a hamster does not like they will let you know for sure they do not like it I think her best bet would be to take the hamster to the vet if she wants to have its mouth checked.

When I first got him, I fed him the hamster food from pets at home, and he was eating that perfectly, then all of a sudden he stopped eating it. So we got him some food from the local pet shop up the street, and he wont eat that one either.

Are you posative the hamster is a boy? - I was going to suggest the hamster may not be on heat which may stop it from eating as much. You must find out what type of hamser food it is as there is so many out there - plus if you take him to the vet then the vet may ask too. My hamster stopped eating he's hamster mix when I went away on a 6 month vacation last year, he was wasting away basically, when I got back home he picked up and was eating again. How often do you hold your hamster? He may be missing the comfort of he's mum or the rest of the hamsters (because he is still quite young). Also is your hamster a Dwaf hamster or Syrin hamster? If it is a Dwaf hamster then it might be 'depressed' or lonely as they need to be kept together with either one or 2 of its own kind of breed.

[Adam$]

Your not a hamster owner are you? Hamsters are constantly moving around and sniffing its much too difficult to check their mouth and keep them still. If you put your fingers even near their mouth they may bite. If you do something a hamster does not like they will let you know for sure they do not like it I think her best bet would be to take the hamster to the vet if she wants to have its mouth checked.


Are you posative the hamster is a boy? - I was going to suggest the hamster may not be on heat which may stop it from eating as much. You must find out what type of hamser food it is as there is so many out there - plus if you take him to the vet then the vet may ask too. My hamster stopped eating he's hamster mix when I went away on a 6 month vacation last year, he was wasting away basically, when I got back home he picked up and was eating again. How often do you hold your hamster? He may be missing the comfort of he's mum or the rest of the hamsters (because he is still quite young). Also is your hamster a Dwaf hamster or Syrin hamster? If it is a Dwaf hamster then it might be 'depressed' or lonely as they need to be kept together with either one or 2 of its own kind of breed.

I don't own a hamster, but I have experience with animals. It is possible.

[Abzii]

Your not a hamster owner are you? Hamsters are constantly moving around and sniffing its much too difficult to check their mouth and keep them still. If you put your fingers even near their mouth they may bite. If you do something a hamster does not like they will let you know for sure they do not like it I think her best bet would be to take the hamster to the vet if she wants to have its mouth checked.


Are you posative the hamster is a boy? - I was going to suggest the hamster may not be on heat which may stop it from eating as much. You must find out what type of hamser food it is as there is so many out there - plus if you take him to the vet then the vet may ask too. My hamster stopped eating he's hamster mix when I went away on a 6 month vacation last year, he was wasting away basically, when I got back home he picked up and was eating again. How often do you hold your hamster? He may be missing the comfort of he's mum or the rest of the hamsters (because he is still quite young). Also is your hamster a Dwaf hamster or Syrin hamster? If it is a Dwaf hamster then it might be 'depressed' or lonely as they need to be kept together with either one or 2 of its own kind of breed.

He's male, I hold him alot and he's a Syrian.

[Nereo]

Offer it differnt food, might not like what you offering

[shizzle]

He is on a diet.

[Abbie.]

this happened to my hamster

it died