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teeth

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Question
hi my hamster was chewing on its cage and its teeth got caught between the cages but it was stuck so i tried to help it out but it got annoyed and pulled its self back and 1 of its teeth came out it lost quite allot of blood could you tell me if it will be ok and what i could do thanks :D

Answer
Goodness that's got to be certainly painful. The best thing to do is to call a vet. I think the hamster may trouble eating with only one tooth as they use the two front teeth for crunching down food. I'd personally ask a vet and see what he thinks should be done. The other tooth may need to be filed down.