3 questions about my new hamster?
I got a new syrian hamster yesterday, because we had to return Mocha, my hamster i saturday, who died monday morning of wet tail. The good news is my new hamster is acting a lot more like a hamster, so i think he’s doing a lot better than Mocha.
Here he is:
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Here are my questions:
1) I named him Yogie Bear, because we all thought he kinda reminded us of a polar bear when he walked lol! I’ll probably end up calling him Yogie for short, but what do you think of that name for him?
2) He has little tears in both of his ears(the stupid pet store, put like 20 syrians in the same cage), i can tell he got in some fights. The ears look normal, and they don’t seem to be bothering him, so i’m not as worried about that. But i was holding him last night and i felt a scab on his back. I can’t see it, because it’s under his fur, but it feels really rough. Is that ok? Again, it doesn’t seem to be bothering him at all.
3) Considering i have no idea when he was born, i really can’t celebrate his birthday 
By his pictures, can any of you tell me approx. how old he is? He was one of the bigger ones in the cage. Anyway, what do you all think of the idea of me celebrating anniversaries. Like how many years we’ve been together? lol, i know it sounds silly, but i like to think about things like that, even with pets.
Thanks so much! Just answer as many questions as you can!
Yogie is from a different cage than the Mocha was at the pet store, and guess wat? Mocha’s cage mate now has wet tail too.
Also, i did disinfect the cage that mocha was in, that yogie now lives in.
1. I LOVE the name Yogie Bear. its a cute name !
2. He looks very healthy and his eyes are nice and bright and open so i wouldnt be worried about anything. The scab means the wound is healing so its a good thing!
3. He looks about less than a year old maybe 8-9 months. I think celebrating anniversaires are a wonderful way to celebrate happy times with a pet!
You are a great responsible owner for noticing these things on Yogie so be proud of yourself. Yogie looks very health and happy so good luck with everything!
well I think anniversaries are cute btu celebrat every 3-6 moths cuz otherwise you’ll have few anniversaries(sorry) and he’s probably around 8 weeks just because he was fighting and one of the bigger ones…. as for the scab watch him and try to weigh him daily in case an infection sets in and he loses appetite …. unless anything happens for the next 2 weeks you should be fine… Mocha may have died early b/c of wet tail from stresss. this time try not to bother the hamster too much the first day(I know it’s hard but it’s best) that should help.. good luck adn if have any questions just contact me!
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Well that looks like a pretty healthy hamster too me..I think Yogie is a very nice name for him….I dont think a scab is anything to worry about because it is a scab there for it means its healing or is already healed..The pet store was not very responable by putting any Syrians together…Was Yogie ever in the cage with your other that died of wet tail or is Yogie in the same cage as the other…Hopefully you cleaned and disinfected it very well if this is the case…I can not tell you how old he is by the picture..Sorry cant answer that one…Also there is nothing wrong with having a anniversary celebration as long as you marked the date you got him…I often have birthday/anniversary parties for my animals to mark the date the were born or the date i got them…That is just loving your aminals as my 5 yr old son would call them….Good luck with your new addition and sorry it wasnt really answers just comments..
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That is a really cute name
Im sorry your other hamster mocha died though…uh if his ears are not bothering him then ya I wouldn’t worry about it too much but about the scab. If he starts scratching A LOT then I would take him to the vet he could have fleas
and you could celebrate your hamsters birthday when ever It is most convenient I guess
Hope this helps
Kory
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AWWW he’s precious! he’s soo adorable!
1)I think it’s an adorable name!
2) I think you need to go to the vet just to make sure
3) He could be around 6-9 months, i can say exactly as the pics dont show his length. lol that is funny but who really cares? it’s cute you could celebrate stuff like that.
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1. I LOVE the name Yogie Bear. its a cute name !
2. He looks very healthy and his eyes are nice and bright and open so i wouldnt be worried about anything. The scab means the wound is healing so its a good thing!
3. He looks about less than a year old maybe 8-9 months. I think celebrating anniversaires are a wonderful way to celebrate happy times with a pet!
You are a great responsible owner for noticing these things on Yogie so be proud of yourself. Yogie looks very health and happy so good luck with everything!
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