Looking for campbell hamsters without diabetes

hamsterhuette.de · Indlæg af **hamsterhuette.de** » 9. maj 2009 06:52

Hi,
one of my friends is looking for campbell hamsters without diabetes! Are there any campbell breeders who check their hamsters for diabetes regular?
My friend would like to get 1 or 2 males cause all her males she brought from holland were diabetics

Please help

darkangel87 · Indlæg af **darkangel87** » 9. maj 2009 07:21

how do u check if they are diabetics?
i have campbells but don't check them cause i've never heard they could have diabetes.

hamsterhuette.de · Indlæg af **hamsterhuette.de** » 9. maj 2009 07:28

i don´t know, but it is very important to check them. Maybe you can ask Gosia for help

darkangel87 · Indlæg af **darkangel87** » 9. maj 2009 07:34

have just read about diabetes with campbells and as far as i see my hamsters don't have those symptomes they don't drink that much water, they keep their weight (i check that regulaly), it would take a long time to make their cages smell. but again i have campbells but i can't say with a 100 procent that they aren't diabetic but i don't think so.

maybe kwo knows more about it

kwo · Indlæg af **kwo** » 9. maj 2009 08:21

I think most campbells in Denmark come from me. And I must admit I haven't checked for diabetes. But mine doesn't show any symptoms either and never have, so I don't think it is in this line. I think mostly it is a US problem.

But it is easy to check for. You can get strips in a pharmacy, and you add a few drops of urine to test for diabetes.