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Why is my hamster's nose bald spot getting bigger and not healing?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Hamster | Female | unspayed

She has this scar looking bald spot on her nose for a couple days now. Hasn’t really gone away and it might be getting a little bigger. Not sure what it is.

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 15th, 2019

Considering the picture you showed, this bald spot could be either related to a mite infestation or to a bacterial infection. I would recommend to ask the vet to perform a skin scrape - this might reveal an infection or a mite infestation. Appropriate treatment will be then prescribed. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

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