• Not eating at all, or eating very little
• Has trouble drinking water
• Choking on its food & having considerable difficulty swallowing
• Looking skinny or malnourished
• Has difficulty opening its eyes
• Aggressive and bites at anything (like your finger)
• Keeps scratching or attacking its cage
• Sleeping all day instead of being alert
• Not pooping regularly, or sudden change in poop texture
• Constantly burrowing away
• Has chipped or broken nails
• Shedding very little skin
• Not moving about, listless