Maintenance of purity of fur of your shaggy friend requires constant attention from the owner. Short-haired hamsters usually independently cope with cleaning of the fur coat, and here kids whom the nature awarded with long magnificent locks of wool, it is necessary to comb out a special brush with soft pile.
It is required to you
- — sand for bathing of chinchillas or hamsters;
- — bathing bath;
- — water;
- — rodents zooshampoo;
- — towel;
- — hair dryer;
- — hairbrush or toothbrush.
Instruction
1. Arrange to your hamster a sand bath. The little know that bathing in water is contraindicated to boors therefore for maintenance of a daily toilet they use special volcanic sand. Be attentive and do not fill to the kid of usual river sand – the animal can be wounded about it. It is the best of all to use special sand for bathing of chinchillas or if you find – for bathing of hamsters. Establish small capacity in a cage and fill it with sand on 2-3 cm. Your fluffy friend himself will decide when he needs to take a bath and will be cleaned with the great pleasure as required.
2. After bathing of a long-haired hamster it is necessary to clean. Take a soft toothbrush or a special hairbrush for hamsters and accurately comb an animal fur coat on all length. You watch that on his body there are no grain of sand left or small garbage as they can injure a hamster or give it some inconvenience. Vannochku-kupalku it is possible to leave in a cage for ever, only do not forget to clean periodically sand from garbage.
3. Bath the kid in water with shampoo. It is necessary to resort to such method only in urgent cases: if the animal is infected by parasites or was very strongly soiled and cannot independently clean off the fur coat. Pour into a bath a small amount warm water and accurately wash an animal by means of special hamsters zooshampoo. You watch that water and soap did not get into eyes and ears. Some hamsters very much love water procedures and willingly agree to them, but, just in case, be ready that your kid will not be in special delight. After the end of washing carefully dry a hamster by means of a soft towel and the hair dryer.