Itching hamster!

[Animalcraz1]

Sorry for all the questions but I need help with this one: :help:K, well today I cleaned my hamsters cage and I changed some stuff around.I put her back in her cage and she all of a sudden started itching like mad?She rubbed his side on the bars and his food dish.So I took her back out for look he had no red spots and she was fine.But she is still itching.What can I put on this itch?I am worried.

[aphoeniceus]

She could have lice or mites.  You can visually see lice, but sometimes they are hard to spot.  Their eggs (nits) aren't hard to spot though.  Does her fur look like it has a little glitter sheen to it?  The nits are usually on the end of hair shafts, they look like little white dots on the end of the fur.  If its mites, they are microscopic so you can't see them visually.  Skin tests done by vets are usually inconclusive or you get false negatives.  Wouldn't hurt to try her on Revolution, but I am not sure if that is safe for hammies?  You can buy it online at www.petshed.com.  One drop behind the shoulder blades is all she would need.

Although, if she is rubbing against the side of the cage, she could be marking?  Or is she scratching everywhere else too?

[Animalcraz1]

She rubs herself on the side of the cage,food dish,and her wheel but I will check her for ticks and mites.

[Marybelle]

It sounds more like marking behavior to me.  She's probably upset that her cage doesn't smell like her anymore.

[Animalcraz1]

It sounds more like marking behavior to me.  She's probably upset that her cage doesn't smell like her anymore.

She was marking because she wasnt itchy today!thank you everybody for your help....