Is my hamster sick? Matting around tail end?
A lot of people seem to be misinformed about wet tail. “Wet tail” is a term used to describe a hamster that has diarrhea, and the term “wet-tail” does not refer to a specific diagnosis, it is just a descriptive term for the clinical signs, and that is diarrhea and soft or lose stools. If your hamster is drinking and eating normally, then it could be that he may just have a bit of a tummy upset. Diarrhea, loose, or soft stools in a hamster, may be caused by feeding an incorrect diet, or something you may have fed him that doesn’t agree with him. A lot of owners confuse this, with the “dreaded wet tail”, although the clinical signs are very similar. I suspect that he may have a tummy upset. If he had a serious intestinal bacterial infection then he would not be eating and drinking normally, as you say he is. You may need to think about what you are feeding him, Too many vegetables, and green, or green leaf vegetables are a cause of lose stools, vegetables are high in fibre: and fibre ret
