Bone-Mutation on a campbell ham...

[ghost]

He's a normal colored hamster named Takun, and he has been the father of 13 healthy baby hamsters. Recently, I discovered that his tail bone is hard, protruding, and from what it looks like... it has grown OUT of the skin/fur inclosure of his tail.

Recently he has had a small infection of a wound inflected by fighting with his son when they were caged together and have now been seperated. I treated it with some antibiotic (for hamsters) and he has been progressively healthier each day.

What is this weird bone mutation? I don't think it causes him any discomfort, but with hamsters you can not tell as much because of their inherent nocturnal nature. I observe him very often however, and his temperament is comfortable and sweet.

Please, if anyone knows anything about this strange phenomenon ( I assure you, it's not any of the other diseases, not a painful abscess or wet tail.

The only possible thing I can think of is cancer... but this harrd, bone like mutation does not fit anything I've looked for online! Please help my friend and fuzzy companion Takun!

Have anyone come across anything like that before? I extracted this out from another Pet forum where no one seems to have come across this symptom before nor could find anything like that online....I've tried to ask that person who posted this for a pics of the hamster's mutanted bone-tail...& fyi,the ham is a Campbell....

[Leoric]

Ghost,i think you won't get an answer here.I find that recently the question you post all getting more and more chim.I also saw your question in other forums too.And well,at least you manage to get some answers there.

Hope you will share your answers with us here.I will be looking forward to it. ;D

[ghost]

No worries....as i always say,i'm learning each day & what i don't know,i go find out & hope everyone in here will be able to benefits from the answers i get.The more beneficial person is the Animals/Hamsters themselves,isn't it so? ;D