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Wet-bottom in a hamster. Wet-tail, wet-bottom or proliferative ileitis, is a disease of hamsters. It is precipitated by stress. Even with treatment, the animal can die within 48–72 hours. [1] Baby hamsters are much more likely to get the disease than older hamsters. It is commonly found when the hamster is being weaned at about four weeks of age.
The Syrian hamster is one of only few exceptions to this activity. It has been found that the arcuate nucleus, ventromedial nucleus, and dorsomedial nucleus are all involved in the presence of FAA, and that Syrian hamsters in the laboratory do not demonstrate FAA because of the presence of light and the typical light cycles used in experiments.
A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) playing dead A barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) playing dead. Apparent death [a] is a behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead.
One of the first pets that we got for our kids when they were little was a hamster. Sure, we had dogs, but we wanted to get them a pet that they could be responsible for caring for.
Hamster shows feature an exhibition of the hamsters participating in the judging. [28] The judging of hamsters usually includes a goal of promoting hamsters which conform to natural or established varieties of hamsters. [28] By awarding hamsters which match standard hamster types, hamster shows encourage planned and careful hamster breeding. [28]
Mesocricetus is a genus of Old World hamsters, including the Syrian or golden hamster, the first hamster to be introduced as a domestic pet, and still the most popular species of hamster for that purpose. Recent research has shown that, unlike almost all other land mammals studied, all species of this genus lack the capacity for color vision. [2]
Rat-bite fever (RBF) is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human by the rodent's urine or mucous secretions.
Dead or decaying trees in your own yard can be a nuisance with shedding limbs, peeling bark and barren branches. It can be tempting to take care of the problem yourself with a chainsaw or an ax ...