Aging of hamster
The life span of hamsters is very short, because their heartbeat reaches 500 times per minute, while the heartbeat of mammals is about 65.438+0.5 billion times in their lifetime, which means that the life speed of rats is much faster than ours!
Rats show signs of aging when they are about one and a half years old.
1. The hair color is gray. Some will be clean and fluffy, but not so shiny, and some will lose their hair.
2. Bad mouth-less food intake-weight loss
It is not easy to wake up. I used to jump up when I touched it lightly, but now I have to touch it several times before I open my eyes.
The amount of exercise is obviously reduced, and there is less noise in the middle of the night.
The young hamster is a strong meatball, and the old hamster is a beach of meat.
Daily cleaning?
Regular cleaning can reduce odor, prevent the growth of tiny bacteria, maintain a comfortable and dry environment ~ and make mice healthier and reduce the chance of getting sick.
1. Clean it when it wakes up.
2. Hamsters determine their territory by their sense of smell, so it will be very uncomfortable to have no sense of smell at first. Clean it up one month after you go home.
The mouse is busy eating, don't clean up while playing! Don't disturb it.
Hamster cleaning device
Every day; Tiantiandi
Toilet cleaning; Cushion part; Clean up the remaining food; Drinking machine cleaning
Every 2-3 days
Simply clean the ground, side, equipment and water fountain of hamster cage; Local cleaning of packing
PS: If it's not too dirty, it doesn't need to be cleaned too much.
monthly
Cage cleaning: The temperature is high in summer and it is easy to get dirty. Do it once a month and once every three months in winter.
If the mouse becomes very scared during cleaning, even if it takes a long time to recover, you should pay attention to avoid it being often frightened.
Hamster age transition
Hamster age? Human age
1 month and 5 years old
2 months 15 years old
3 months, 25 years old
6 months and 32 years old
9 months and 39 years old
1 year? 45 years old
1 year and a half 57 years old
2 years old? 69 years old
Two and a half years old, 8 1 year old?
Three years old? 93 years old
Have a healthy diet
Pay attention to the ingredients in the daily staple food of mice and eat less snacks! Pay attention to supplement animal protein, even if you give fruit, you should have low sugar ~ you must choose the staple food.
The following foods must not be eaten by mice.
Onion, onion, asparagus, ginkgo, potato, ginger, eggplant, garlic and avocado.
Most of the food that humans eat is beyond the reach of mice. Some edible foods should also be taken in moderation, because some may be too high in sugar and some may be too high in calories.
Temperature attention
Rats are very sensitive to temperature, neither too cold nor too hot, so pay attention to it in different seasons ~
Spring: the temperature difference between day and night is large, so you can add more padding appropriately.
Summer: Avoid heatstroke in mice. If necessary, turn on the air conditioner and dispose of the unfinished food as soon as possible.
Qiu: Some mice will be a little sleepy at this time. Of course, the temperature difference between day and night is also large. You should give enough stuffing.
Winter: When the temperature is lower than15 C, hamsters can hibernate. You can keep a comfortable temperature with a heater ~
Stay relaxed.
Rats are timid and independent, so don't scare them often and don't force them to do anything ~
Performance of hamster stress
The wheels suddenly run wildly, and the stiff behavior of walking back and forth always hides.
If this happens, you can try to provide more space for the mice. Don't be too anxious to interact with it. Let it adapt to the environment slowly.
Nursing care of aged rats
1. The runner can be kept. Climbing toys can be removed.
2. The filler can be replaced by safer paper cotton filler, and the powder content of paper cotton filler is less.
3. Additional insulation equipment is needed, because the aged mice are small. The temperature requirement is higher.
4. In diet, rats should be able to eat at any time, increase the proportion of fat intake, and make soft food with ingredients that rats like to reduce the pressure of tooth opening.
If the mouse is ill, please go to see a doctor quickly! Keep in touch with doctors to avoid being at a loss in case of emergency.
drink water
1. Rats have their own special drinking fountains. If there are many mice at home, we should also distinguish who belongs to whom ~
2. Drinking fountains also need to be cleaned and disinfected regularly and replaced with clean water.
3. The mouse itself is not affected by the singing water. If you haven't seen it sing water for a long time, maybe it drank it secretly and you didn't see it, or maybe you just didn't like it. Moisture in vegetables and fruits is also ok. Be careful that the fruit is not too sweet ~
About breeding
1. The hamster was kept in a cage alone. This is the basic knowledge. If there is a need for reproduction, please control the litter size of female rats. Female rats should be put into cages immediately after pregnancy. The best way is to lock them up!
2. There are still few hamsters sterilized in China, depending on the technology. Sterilization of rats is not recommended if it is not necessary for other diseases. And if you have to do it, you must understand the doctor's skills and experience before doing it.