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[Rapha689Pro]

It is a male Syrian,it is like 11 months old,my bottle its small,he drinker around 20-30 ml in a night and I see him peeing a lot (it is likely I’m exaggerating,he pees like every 40 minutes-2 hours but I don’t know if that’s too much for a hamster),he looks fine and its nails are fine,my mom doesn’t want to spend on vet because it’s too much money and normally here in my country they don’t care a lot about small mammals.

[Kikya]

It is a male Syrian,it is like 11 months old,my bottle its small,he drinker around 20-30 ml in a night and I see him peeing a lot (it is likely I’m exaggerating,he pees like every 40 minutes-2 hours but I don’t know if that’s too much for a hamster),he looks fine and its nails are fine,my mom doesn’t want to spend on vet because it’s too much money and normally here in my country they don’t care a lot about small mammals.

A hamster can drink from 10-30ml a day and they pee several times a day normally. They definitely drink more when it's hot as well. Is there a reason you believe it's a large amount? What are you comparing it to? Did you have a hamster before?

 

Do you see any other signs such as blood in the urine? Are there any other symptoms that you notice?

[Rapha689Pro]

No,only that he pees and that drinks water,my bottle it’s a 70 Mililitre,a diabetic hamster could take like 1 day to drink it all? Because my bottle still has a lot of water (sorry,my English its bad lol)

[missPixy]

has he always shown this behavior? or is it something that started more recently?

 

there are some conditions like a urinary tract infection or crystals in the bladder that can also cause these symptoms. 

 

also as Kikya mentioned, if it's hot inside your home that could also cause the frequent drinking.