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1 month ago

Wet tail or just stress? Worried.

Picked up my new hamster three days ago and today the droppings are soft and he is a bit hunched.

No tail wetness that I can see, and he is still eating. Is this normal settling-in or should I call the vet tomorrow morning?

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Ava L.

@mochi_moments

28 day ago

Is there any wetness around the tail at all? That is the one thing that turns it into an emergency for me.

Daniel R.

@paws_and_seeds

29 day ago

If he is still hunched in the morning I would call. Settling-in stool clears up on its own, a hunched hamster usually does not.

Marcus T.

@syrian_dad

1 month ago

Soft droppings in the first week are usually stress, but the hunched posture is the part I would not ignore.

Daniel R.

@paws_and_seeds

1 month ago

This is exactly why I tell people to be patient. Six weeks is fast, honestly.

Noah K.

@dwarf_den

1 month ago

It took mine about three weeks. What worked was crushing the pellets slightly so they smelled like the seed mix.

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