{"id":994,"date":"2022-03-16T20:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamster-home.com\/?p=994"},"modified":"2022-03-04T13:50:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T18:50:03","slug":"hamster-with-red-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamster-home.com\/hamster-medical\/hamster-with-red-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamster With Red Eyes \u2013 What Does It Mean and Is It Normal?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why hamsters have red eyes \u2013 Hamsters have red eyes due to many reasons, including the absence of melanin pigment, blindness, dust allergy, and infection or injury. So, the reasons for the red-eyed hamsters can be both genetic and environmental. Before labeling these hamsters evil or something else, you need to point out the actual reason behind the red eyes of the hamster. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this detailed post, you\u2019ll learn everything about red-eyed hamsters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Hamsters Have Red Eyes? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hamsters can have red eyes due to the following reasons: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of Melanin <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some hamsters don\u2019t have melanin, which is a pigment that gives color to the fur, eyes, and hair of hamsters.<\/strong> In hamsters, who suffer a lack of melanin don\u2019t have the fur and eye color. As a result, the body gets a white color, and the eyes appear like a bright red tint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamsters that don\u2019t have melanin pigment are called albino hamsters<\/strong>, and they are completely normal. You can\u2019t categorize albino hamsters as abnormal or special hamsters just because they have red eyes and white fur, unlike other hamsters. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blindness <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Red eyes are also seen in hamsters that suffer from cognitive or acquired blindness. It\u2019s easy to identify if a hamster is blind or not by looking at the following symptoms: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n