The most common signs of hamster's fur problems are: loss of fur, sores, dry, itchy skin, reddened skin. These problems may be caused by tiny skin parasites, allergies, hormonal imbalance or improper diet. Mother hamsters shed fur around their teats when they are nursing their young baby hamsters.
Hamster having an allergy can be one of the most common reasons for hamster fur loss. Cedar Shavings can cause allergic reactions. Pine shavings are preferable to Cedar but paper based shavings are the best used. A hamster may become allergic to certain foods. It is important to consider if anything was changed to the hamster's diet, location, or routine which could have caused the hamster the allergic reaction.
Wood shavings as bedding can be replaced with tissue paper to establish if the bedding material is the cause of the allergy, feeding the hamster a plain diet for a few days may establish if the hamster is suffering from a food allergy. When you establish what is the source of allergy that is making the hamster losing fur, the source should be removed immediately.
If you see black dots on your hamstes skin it could be mites and you can take him to the vets for treatment and antibiotics or go to the shop and buy some spot on for small animals.
It could be an early sign of old age as fur loss is the first sign of old age. Old hamsters have less fur due to a drop in certain hormone levels as the hamster gets older.
If things dont clear up after you do the things above go to the vets to check it is not something a little more serious.
