What causes wet tail in hamsters?
Dwarf hamsters don’t usually get “Wet tail” They may, and can get diarrhea; meaning the symptoms of the “Wet tail” (diarrhea) is signaling a different problem. Do not use Dri-Tail; at all, and especially on a healthy hamster. In the case of any diarrhea this can actually make the situation worse, and complicate matters further, by killing off the hamster’s friendly or resident bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. If your Dwarf hamster does at any time get diarrhea, soft or lose stools, then you need to look elsewhere. A lot of people confuse diarrhea, with wet tail, although the clinical signs are the same. Diarrhea, loose, or soft stools in a hamster, can be caused by feeding him an incorrect diet. i.e.: feeding too much fruit, all fruit contains Fructose, a naturally occurring sugar. Too many veggies, and green, or green leaf vegetables, feeding hamsters too much of this can cause loose stools. From what you describe, that he is looking quite normal in himself, running around and
