How much does a hamster cost? Does it bite, and how to treat a bite
The hamster is a mini, cute and very popular pet. There are many hamster breeds, such as the golden bear hamster, the three-lined hamster, the one-lined hamster, and so on. Below let us take a look together: how much does a hamster cost? Does it bite? What should you do if bitten?
1. How much does a hamster cost?
Hamster prices are generally not expensive. The one-lined type costs around 5 to 15 yuan each, the wild three-lined costs under 5 yuan, the purple hamster around 5 to 10 yuan, the silver fox is priced by coat color at around 5 to 20 yuan, the premium silver fox around 30 to 50 yuan each, the golden fox around 10 to 30 yuan each, the pudding around 15 to 35 yuan each, the premium pudding around 50 to 80 yuan each, the milk tea around 15 to 35 yuan each, the roborovski (old man) around 10 to 30 yuan each, the winter white (old lady) around 40 to 100 yuan each, the white winter white around 150 to 200 yuan each, and the bear cub around 10 to 50 yuan each.
2. Does a hamster bite?
Hamsters do bite. Hamsters are not born not biting; when they are unfamiliar with their owner, frightened or disturbed, mistake something for food, or are ill, and so on. You can also train your hamster not to bite.
3. What should you do if bitten by a hamster?
1. Minor bite: if it is only a slight bite with no bleeding or little bleeding, and the wound is neither deep nor large, you only need to wipe it with alcohol.
2. Severe bite
(1) First, you must squeeze out the blood and clean the wound and the surrounding area. The main purpose is to wash away the dirt attached to the teeth.
(2) Then use a cotton swab to stop the bleeding of the wound. If it is a penetrating wound plus a laceration, you need to use a cotton swab to peel open the skin that has come away.
(3) The third step is to clean the exposed wound surface with alcohol.
Note: hamsters are mostly bred artificially and do not carry bacteria such as plague or rabies. If you are still worried after treatment, you can go get a tetanus vaccine (note that it is the tetanus vaccine).