How much itching is normal?

[RainbowBrite]

Orko seems to scratch himself a lot. When I did his health check his fur looked perfect to me but I know mites are not visible to us. I do not know if his scratching is normal for hamsters or not. He pauses on his MCH to scratch and then carries on running about. I do not know if his scratching is okay or something that needs to be treated.

 

[Maz]

It's perfectly normal Hamsters groom and scratch a lot. If it was anything unusual they would scratch themselves sore and have bare patches of fur usually with sore skin.

 

[RainbowBrite]

It's perfectly normal Hamsters groom and scratch a lot. If it was anything unusual they would scratch themselves sore and have bare patches of fur usually with sore skin.

What a huge relief! He is constantly washing himself and I wondered about that too. Thank you so much. I am only used to guinea pigs and they rarely scratch.

 

[Maz]

Many owners worry that their hamster scratches so much but it's quite normal. If it was excessive scratching, you'd know about it

 

[Member ID2]

I agree with Maz but know what you mean. Dwarfs and Robos seem to scratch and wash a lot more than Syrians. Syrians almost include grooming into their routine but dwarfs are so random.
Dwarfs stop mid activity to have a quick scratch or wash which is quite amusing. I watched Lilly zoom around last night, then she suddenly pulled the brakes on for a two second wash and zoomed off again. Try figure, lol.
Anything like mites you would be aware of.

 

[RainbowBrite]

I agree with Maz but know what you mean. Dwarfs and Robos seem to scratch and wash a lot more than Syrians. Syrians almost include grooming into their routine but dwarfs are so random.
Dwarfs stop mid activity to have a quick scratch or wash which is quite amusing. I watched Lilly zoom around last night, then she suddenly pulled the brakes on for a two second wash and zoomed off again. Try figure, lol.
Anything like mites you would be aware of.

Thank you Beryl. I had no idea they scratch and groom so much. As a first time hamster guardian it looks worrying. How cute Lilly stopped like that. Lol.