Hamster proliferative ileitis (“wet tail”) — most consequential intestinal disease of 3–10-week Syrians; hibernation <5°C

Hamster proliferative ileitis (“wet tail”)

The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).

> they often hibernate at temperatures < 5°C (41°F) > is the most consequential intestinal disease of 3- to 10-week-old Syrian hamsters

Source: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_hamster.txt (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

• they often hibernate at temperatures < 5°C (41°F)
• is the most consequential intestinal disease of 3- to 10-week-old Syrian hamsters