hamster

[hilda258]

is this normal, our hamster looks bright and alert but he keeps twitching on quite a regular basis, it's his whole body does a few jumps and then he stops. Had a few hamsters in the past but never noticed this before, he is not old, only a few months.

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what could it be then? as i said he is not old. when he sits up on his back legs his paw twitch and when he sits down he still twitches a bit. He doesn't seem off colour, eating and drinking ok, inquisitive enough.

maybe he is allergic to the bedding?

Nothing seems to have changed recently, same wood shavings, bedding, food etc. Reluctant to go to vets cos of the extortionate fees but maybe i will have to. It doesn't seem right and he wasn't doing it before, only noticed it last night.

vet fees for hamsters aren't that expensive i've had hamsters and i have 2 rats. It cost me £6 to have my hamster put to sleep due to old age.

we had a hamster put to sleep a few years ago and it cost a lot more than that, there is about a £10 plus consultation fee straight off plus the treatment on top. One of our cats cost us a small fortune a few months ago!

Is there anohtehr vets you could go to that might be cheaper??