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Does anybody know why my dwarf hamsters scent gland is swollen?

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Kling said there is evidence that the secretions are used for territorial marking by males. "Females also have these glands but they are not as easily identified, and the secretions are associated with the estrous cycle," she said. Still, despite their biological functions, hamsters' scent glands can be unattractive.

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