Too much sunflower seeds will lead to calcium deficiency, which will easily lead to bad teeth of hamsters. So you should always check the hamster's teeth; And give more foods rich in calcium.
Grind hamster's teeth regularly.
Although the teeth of healthy hamsters are yellow, they are light yellow. If you find that your hamster teeth are sallow, it doesn't mean that your hamster teeth are healthy, but you need to clean them. In addition, the length of hamster teeth should be kept at an appropriate length, no matter whether it is too long or too short, it is not good for hamsters.
Hamsters are rodents and one of the few animals with front teeth at birth. Like all rodents, their teeth will continue to grow all their lives. Therefore, we need to make them bite hard food, apple trees, nuts and other foods to wear their teeth. This is also the reason why hamster feed is also made into solid hard objects.
Tooth fracture, gum injury or infection and some congenital problems can lead to tooth overgrowth. Because the old hamster can't chew hard food as before, the tooth wear is reduced and the teeth are too long. It is very dangerous to let hamster's teeth grow at will, because too long teeth will block its mouth and make it unable to eat food well, leading to hunger and death.
Because hamster's teeth grow rapidly, you should check them once a month. If there are any signs of being too long, you need to cut your teeth. Veterinarians say that if hamsters' teeth are too long, they should be trimmed properly with nail clippers and other tools. But non-professionals should not try until they have to.
Because there is no certain experience, problems are easy to occur in the process of tooth cutting, and the length control is not good, which will also have a certain impact on the diet of hamsters.
Under normal circumstances, as long as you can eat normally, even if your teeth are a little long, don't worry too much. Although cutting teeth is simple, it is very irritating to hamsters, especially hamsters with sensitive personality. Besides, it is impossible for a hamster to let you cut its teeth. It will certainly struggle in the process of cutting teeth, and may even bite you. In fact, this is not a serious situation.
The main reason is that hamster's teeth are too long, and it may break if you chew them casually. If you hurt your gums, it may cause inflammation of your gums and a series of oral problems.
Some owners think about how to make hamsters white when they see their teeth yellow. Actually, it's not necessary Yellow teeth are healthy for them, but don't forget to clean and care for your teeth at ordinary times, and prepare more grinding tools to prevent your teeth from growing too long.