my poor hamster

Question
ok, I have a male black bear hamster named joie, he is about 1/12 years old. He isn't a dwarf but you were the only person who was not on vacation. Can you please try, im very nervous. He has resintaly  visited a girl hamster a couple days ago maybe a week ago ( i don't no if that would have anything to do with it) i went to hold him like usual, and his butt, was allot! larger that usual. it looked to me as if he hasn't gone to the bathroom in a really long time or something, and im scared if he could die, and i have used this website before, and my hamster ended up dyeing after i did, so i want to try and help this one so that doesn't happen again.



please try to help me,
i would really apresheate it
because i love my joie allot =/

Answer
Dear Sam,
thank you for your question.
I'm fairly sure that what you see are only the hamster'S testicles. They can grow huge with all hamsters and sometimes may appear a lot larger when it's warm or when they are getting older. The visit to the female hamster may have helped it along, too.
Here's a picutre of one of my hamsters. Sorry for ther bad quality, but you can clearly see his testicles (basically, the bulge behind his hind legs):
http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/80/94180/1280_6434643566386664.jpg

If you want to make sure, I recommend a vet visit, that way you can rule out any medical problems 100%.
I hope I was of some help to you
Jennifer