Hello, good evening, big guy, I'm your little Chen classmate, everyone should be off work at this point.
A few days ago, a small partner wrote me privately and said: What should I do if I am bitten by a hamster at home?
I looked at the picture of the wound sent by the girl, not to mention it was quite deep, I felt a lot of pain across the screen.
So it's still a bit risky to say that it's still a bit risky, you need to be cautious.
, but looking at them so cute and soft and waxy, I can't help it without getting started.
is okay, let us figure out why it bites people, and it’s not too late to get a rat after knowing its routine.
so
why do hamsters bite?
Q1
The smell of food remains on the hands
For hamsters, the sense of smell is very sensitive. Z1z
don't believe it? You take a food it likes to try and put it far away from him, and make sure it can smell it and rush over.
When your hand is stained with the taste it loves to eat, it will mistakenly think that your hand is food and bite you.
So to be safe, wash your hands before and after touching your hamster.
Q2
is unfamiliar with the owner and insecure
The little hamster has just arrived home and is not familiar with the owner and the environment.
At this time, the owner often touches it, and other behaviors such as grasping it with his hands will make it insecure.
Everything has a gradual process, and rushing is a taboo.
Q3
is grumpy, acquired the habit of
before being taken home by you, in the pet shop, mixed with other hamsters.
It is a common occurrence for hamsters to fight with cages, and they have developed a grumpy temper.
Q4
is born with territorial awareness, self-protection
In the previous article, we mentioned that hamsters have strong territorial awareness. The owner of
has touched other hamsters and accidentally got the smell of other hamsters, and they will act to drive you away. Z1z
If you bite you at this time, you deserve it. Who told you not to wash your hands?
Q5
hamsters have poor eyesight and mistakenly think that your hand is food.
But at this time, I usually don't bite too hard, just "kiss" you.
So when you put your hamster on your hand, it is best to keep your five fingers together, but you can use your fingers to tease the hamster frequently to reduce the risk of biting.
In addition to the above points, sometimes disturbing them to sleep, pregnancy, and illness may be the reasons for them to bite. The owner who is bitten by
don’t have to worry about it. After being bitten by a hamster, just do so. The more you can't panic at this time. Some owners of
panic and cause hamsters to fall from their hands, which is troublesome at this time.
We only need to gently push it away with our fingers, or blow into his face, the airflow will cause the hamster to retract and stop biting. There are three cases of
.
is not broken. At this time, there is generally no need to do any treatment, just wash your hands.
is broken but the wound is not very deep. Squeeze out the congestion in the wound at the first time, place the affected area under the faucet and rinse with water repeatedly, and wash the wound with soapy water for 10-15 minutes. Use iodophor or alcohol to disinfect afterwards.
broke the skin, the wound was deep and swollen. What are you waiting for? ! Go to the hospital!
basically has these three conditions, no matter how serious it is, it is impossible to bite your finger, so don't panic.
and someone is worriedCan
get rabies if bitten by a hamster?
WHO's technical report on rabies "Second Report of the Rabies Expert Consultation" clearly identified:
(focus) mice are not the storage reservoir of rabies in the world.
Except for very rare cases, people who are bitten by rats do not need to be vaccinated against rabies worldwide.
Among them, the expression of rodent rabies is as follows:
's inspection of tens of thousands of rodents in the wild and residential areas where rabies is endemic around the world shows that only under exceptional circumstances can terminal overflow infection of rabies virus occur .
This shows that these animals are neither the reservoir of the disease, nor are they involved in the epidemic and spread of the disease.
The mouse may only be infected when it was accidentally bitten by a mad dog and was not killed. The probability of this situation is extremely low, and the mouse has the opportunity to transmit rabies to people after being infected with rabies. Not yet found.
Simply put, owners who are bitten by hamsters only need to treat the wound well, and don't worry about other problems.
Finally,
little Chen wants to say that as long as the owners are willing to spend more time and energy to learn the knowledge of raising hamsters, interact friendly with rats and mice, and enhance the relationship, there is no need to worry about "blood incidents".
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