It depends on what kind of hamster you have Syrian, or Dwarf. The research that I have done, the ranges are from 1.5 years to 5 years. One book gave the lowest and another gave the highest, that's just approx. You can go to www.hamsterific.com and do some research there as well. Plus we also … Read more

Not necessarily. They usually take a biopsy of those spots to see what it is. Be patient and keep your chin up.