My hamster is very fat and gets stuck in tubes. What should I do?

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Our hamster is very fat and I have been giving him hamster food, he gets stuck in the tubes at times. What should we do? He is a brown syrian hamster but he looks like a rat with no tail. Pet's info: Small Animal | Unknown - Small Animal | Male | unneutered | 0 lbs

Megan, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

I would cut back the amount of hamster food and treats you offer him. If you feed him fruit or fruit based treats, I would cut this back as well. Finally I would increase his exercise. You may try to get a ball and let him run around the house in the ball a few times per day. You can also give him a wheel if he doesn’t already have one. I hope this helps!

My hamster is very fat and gets stuck in tubes. What should I do?

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