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Weird thing on my hampster

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Question
Hey,
I don't know much about hampsters yet, so heres the situation:
My hampster(Captain Jack) got out of his cage this morning and i finally found him tonight. I then noticed a weird bump on his butt, and i was wondering what this was. Any ideas?

Answer
Hey, Jill.
From what you said, and the location of the 'bump' on Captain Jack.. Then I'd say you're just referring to your hamster's 'testes' or his tail.  In either case, there is nothing to worry about.  You can go here (http://petwebsite.com/sexing.htm) to see some pictures of hamsters.  There is also a lot more information about hamsters on that site, if you'd like to read.

Hope this helps and if you have any more questions, I'll be glad to help out.  Best wishes.