Unknown death for young hammies

[chirpyger]

today my frenz call mi n she told mi tat one of her hammy is dying .... she said tat before she clean their cage ... they are moving ard happily n nothing seem wrong with them .... however when she finished her cleaning .. she found 1 hammy lying there motionlessly .... after a while den he pass away ... n she found abt 3 other hammies behaving strangely ...

my frenz suspect there is some virus among them .... when she bring one of the more sickly hammy to see the vet in the evening ... on the way ... she passed away ... hai~~ imagine losing 2 hammies in a few hrs ....

does anyone have any idea y it happen tis way? the hammies are only abt 4 mths onli ... n they are living together all the while ...

[ghost]

Any pics of the hammies? Mind if u could share what breed is the hammy? Thanks!

[chirpyger]

hmmmm i currently do not have any photos ... i m not sure if my frenz took any ... i shall ask her tomolo ...

the hammy is agrenta ...

[ghost]

what did she use to clean the cage?Any detergent or something....did all the hamsters died?

[HighHeels]

Sounds like they died from consuimg something poisonous which could prolly be the soap she used. Maybe she din wash off the soap properly and the hamsters went to lick it.

[chirpyger]

rem i say got 3 more hammies behaving strangely?? well ... all the 3 passed away yesterday le .... my frenz din take any photos of them .... thus there is no way to see the whole pic more clearly ...

tis is something which i feel abit funny ...
those 4 who were dead live in different cages ... there are other hammies in the cage as well ... but they are still okie .... could it be like wat highheel say? die of poisoning? could there be other reasons? hmmm i m not sure wat she is using to wash the cage ...

[ghost]

hmm.....perhaps u can check out what she use to wash the cage & how she clean the cage? also the type of beddings & the sudden change of diet/food is pretty crucial too.....