How do dwarf hamsters get sick?

Answer 1

They could get wet tail which is very deadly. It's when a hamster sleeps in their own urine (eewww) and then in the area where the tail is, it would be wet. There is only 1 cure for wet tail but it rarely works.

Answer 2

Usually it is because the hamster's cage gets too dirty, the hamster's diet has too much green veggies or too little water, or the hamster got wet and did not get dried off.

Answer 3

* from other hamsters * from humans around them * or from bacteria from dirty bedding, old food, etc

Answer 4

Any animal is susceptible to getting diseases, even hamsters.

Answer 5

Hamsters have very similar immune systems to people. They can actually get sick if people in the house are sick. They can also get sick from dirty conditions, stress, or other sick hamsters.