How to judge the age of hamster Our hamster looks old.

Hamsters can't tell their age by their appearance. How long have you had hamsters?

The following is what I just copied online.

There are often rat friends who put up one in the hamster bar. A picture of a mouse. How old is this mouse? Although we can't guess the age of a mouse with 100%, today we will talk about how to judge the age of a mouse from its appearance.

Mouse, go and count the calendars.

If the mouse you bought is a domestic mouse raised by a rat friend, ask the original owner directly when the mouse was born. Then go home and count the calendars, and you will know how big your mouse is.

Flowers, birds, rats and mice usually have no full moon.

If your mice are bought in flowers and birds, there is generally no full moon, because mice are bought in bulk, and the longer they are kept by rats, the more they lose money. So rats and mice in flowers and birds generally don't have a full moon.

It's not enough occasionally, but you can still see one or two obviously bigger mice. They accumulated sales and grew up. Some rat dealers keep them alone in a small cage because they fight so hard. These mice are usually more fierce because of long-term abuse.

Flowers and birds occasionally see some "peanuts" that are too small or even hairy. These were born to pregnant mice. If those mice want to buy, they should also buy their mother. Otherwise, they will not survive.

Appearance differences among young rats, adult rats and old rats

Young rats (before weaning to 3 months old): the body is relatively small, and the hair on the body is fetal hair (before 2 months old), which is thin and soft to the touch. The sexual characteristics of male rats are not obvious and active.

Adult rat (3 months old-65438+ before 0.5 years old): It is larger than young rat, with thicker hair, more obvious sexual characteristics of male rat, and other species are relatively calm except in-laws.

Old rats (after 1.5 years old): older than young rats, thinner (over 2 years old), dull coat color, hair loss, even large-scale hair loss, and inactivity.

First, how do you know whether your SS is beginning to enter old age? Especially when I bought it, I didn't know how big SS was.

1, the hair is loose and unhairing, and the hair color is less shiny. When hamsters are aging, their hair will become loose and not as tight as before, giving people the feeling that they haven't bathed for a long time. Even if they are washed in sand, their hair hasn't improved much. I'm getting old and my hair is falling out. . . . . . When hamsters were young, their fur was shiny and felt like brocade, but after aging, their fur became much dimmer. With loose fur, they feel dry and a little sloppy.

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Older mice will be a little bald, less active, less likely to run around, and may not clean their hair as often as they did when they were young. So their hair may not look very clean, but that doesn't mean you should wash them with water. Washing your mice with water is a last resort, because it may make them catch cold or get sick, and it will bring them stress. A better way is to let them roll in the bath sand, which will help them clean their hair. If they are really dirty, you can wipe them with a wet towel in the dirty place. Most mice will clean up your wet place by themselves.

2, the back of the bow is prominent, and the body is long and narrow. Humpback phenomenon is the most prominent feature of hamster aging. Body muscles are not tight, and fur elasticity is poor. On the whole, the spine is obviously raised. "Fat is beautiful" is the standard for many mouse friends to raise mice. Lateral development, fat hamsters make people feel more lovely, but after aging, hamsters don't grow much meat, which is awkward and obviously "long and narrow" compared with their original body shape.

3, do not love sports, eat and drink less. Hamsters, like people, have a bad appetite and mouth when they are old, and hard mouse food is not easy to chew. Less absorption, less exercise, a feeling of decadence.

Second, if SS has decided to enter old age, how to take better care of it?

Many hamsters may bite when they are young, but they will become gentle when they grow up. If the mouse is old, you can consider giving it some special care.

1, accommodation.

One mouse and one cage (spit: hey! It's not true that some people don't start parting until they are old, is it? 1) In case you are a cager, please separate the cage, at least to relieve its psychological pressure.

The range of activities of old hamsters is not easy to be too large. It is best to live in a single hamster cage, reduce crawling toys, and the living environment is best to be simple. The running wheel does not need to be removed, and a certain amount of exercise is also necessary for the elderly hamster. Make sure the kettle is low enough so that they don't have to climb high to drink. Because the body odor and urine smell of old hamsters will get heavier, it is necessary to take care of hamster cages more frequently.

2. Diet.

As hamsters get older, their teeth may be broken, bent, brittle, rotten or too long, and they can no longer eat dry and hard food. It's time to adjust the diet. In addition to the normal rat food, you can slowly start feeding some soft food. Synthetic grains in mouse food can be picked out and softened with water before being eaten by hamsters. Egg white, oatmeal, carrots, cucumbers and fresh corncob are all suitable soft foods, which can be given to elderly hamsters in moderation. The diet should be light, and protein should not eat too much ~ especially bread worms, which will increase the gastrointestinal burden of elderly hamsters. Old hamsters need more calcium than when they are in their prime. They can give some dried fish and two or three alfalfa leaves every day, which can effectively supplement calcium and vitamins.

Because elderly hamsters are prone to constipation (just like humans), we should pay more attention to the intake of dietary fiber (such as Chinese cabbage) in our daily life. Dried vegetables are best. Eating too many fresh vegetables may cause diarrhea.

Note: giving soft food does not mean giving normal mice food. If you give soft food blindly, it will only lead to teething, which will eventually affect the diet of hamsters.

If! Your SS can grow up to 3 years old, and may not be able to pull open melon seeds or other hard seeds, and then you will starve to death. At this time, you can consider giving them canned food from dogs or cats, baby food and other soft foods we eat. Take it outside the cage and feed it at least 6 times a day. Of course, you can feed them in cages, but it will be easier to let them out and choose the food you want. Wrap some spare and take it out to feed. Then their cages will not have old food hoarding and then break down. ?

In addition, the bar owner introduced a Abang nutritious sauce. PetAg Baker pet general nutrition milk powder: 0.25g, hamster nutrition grass powder: 0.25g, and black yeast: appropriate amount, enough for a bear to eat once or a dwarf hamster to eat twice.

3. Other aspects.

Hamster's eyes, teeth, claws and so on need daily physical examination. Pay more attention to hamsters eating and drinking Lazarus, and find and deal with any abnormal situation in time. However, if the odor glands of male hamsters are not cleaned up enough, they need to pay attention every day.

Old hamsters are very sensitive to temperature, and their resistance will decrease. It is necessary to keep warm and cool down. Giving some lactic acid bacteria powder mixed grains (the ratio is 1 bag of lactic acid bacteria powder pairs 1 kg of grains) can effectively avoid the gastrointestinal discomfort caused by seasonal temperature difference in daily diet.

The immunity of old hamsters is getting weaker and weaker, and you can also give some health care products every day. There are many choices on Taobao, so you can choose to buy as appropriate. Proper use of health care products can help to slow down the aging of hamsters. (∧ _ ∧← Meow? This friend S recommended giving a handful of Gynostemma pentaphyllum as a health care herb every day, which is available in major pharmacies and tea shops. When choosing, buy whole grains, not all broken.