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hamster losing fur

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Question
Hi, i dunt remember if i asked you a question about my hamster but, about 3 weeks ago my hamsterhad bald spots on her body. And i asked you (i think) y my hamster is shedding its fur( btw its a russian dwarf) and u told me it was because of the bedding. So i changed to care fresh bedding. So after a couple of weeks my hamster started doing ok. But today i checked up on it and it seems the bald spots have returrned and for some reason my hamster has her left eye half openish. And around her eye it looks like she lost fur on her eye. and it looks like her skin is pink. ok is this happening because her fur is changing color or wut?  Plz help!

concerned pet owner!

Answer
Hello, well it sounds like your hamster has mites. The best option to do is to keep using the carefresh bedding since it's an awesome bedding and to take your hammie to the vet for some antibiotics that will clear up the mite infection. If you can't find a vet buy some mite spray for birds. You can find this on any bird aisle and follow the directions to see if that helps with the mite infection. Good luck though. It does sound like mites and if you get your hammie to a vet your hammie will heal faster and better and the fur will start to grow back.