Q: Changes to your hamster's skin can be indicative of health problems. In particular, look for signs of infection, like redness, swelling, and abscesses. Red, flakey skin can be a sign of an infection or of other skin diseases. Check for dehydration by lifting the loose skin (the scruff) over the hamster's shoulders. Let go and it should snap straight back into place this is normal. If the hamster is dehydrated the skin "tents" or stays in a peak. This is a serious sign and you should get the hamster checked by a vet. Your hamster may scratch more when she has a skin problem. This can help tip you off to the fact that one exists. However, it can also cause infection if the hamster is picking at her skin. Normally, a hamster's fur should be be full and shiny. As hamsters age, their fur will thin. This is normal. However, if your hamster starts to lose fur all at once, he might be sick. Wet, matted fur around the hamster's belly and tail can be signs of an infection. In particular, look for a runny nose, red or inflamed eyes, and puffy cheeks. Hamsters often get a runny nose when sick, and are particularly vulnerable to catching colds. These are often not the most deadly of sicknesses, but if they persist, see a veterinarian. Your hamster has pouches in his cheeks to carry food around. If you notice that these pouches look full for a long time, it may be that they are infected.
A: Look at the hamster's skin. Look at the hamster's fur. Look at the hamster's face, mouth and eyes.

Q: Think of building a positive attitude in the same way that you think of building strength or developing fitness. It's an endeavor that takes consistent effort. Focus on your strengths to help create more positive emotional experiences. In turn, this will make handling adversity easier. Make a list of things you enjoy doing or things you're good at. Try to do some of these things regularly. This will build up your reserve of positive experiences. Studies show that self-reflection can be an effective learning and teaching tool in school and work settings. Self-reflection can be used to help develop a positive attitude as well. Writing down your feelings and thoughts can help you recognize your behaviors and responses. At first, it might seem strange or awkward to write self-reflections. But with time and practice, you'll recognize some behavior and emotional patterns in your writing. This will help you target areas that may be blocking you from your goals. Review the day and find positive things about it. These can include things that made you happy, proud, awestruck, grateful, calm, content, pleased, or any other positive emotion. For example, recall your morning routine, and spend time noticing the moments you felt peaceful or happy. This might include a beautiful view along your morning commute, or the pleasure of your first sip of coffee, or an enjoyable conversation you had. Take special time to focus on moments where you felt proud of yourself or grateful to someone else. These can be small things, such as gratitude for your partner making the bed. You might also take pride in the way you accomplished a task or completed a challenge you set for yourself. You may find it helpful to start your reflections with the positive moments of your day. Re-experiencing positive emotions can help you adjust your perspective on the negative moments. Identify moments in your day when you experienced negative emotions. These might include guilt, shame, embarrassment, frustration, disappointment, fear, or disgust. Do any of these thoughts seem extreme? Perhaps you are mortified for spilling coffee on your boss. Do you think that you'll be fired because of the incident and you'll never be able to find a job again? Extreme reactions to everyday occurrences can block more positive, productive thinking. . Look over your list of negative moments. Spend time reframing these moments in a way where you can get positive (or at least neutral) emotions out of these experiences. For example, if you experienced road rage on your drive home, reframe the other driver's intentions as making an honest mistake. If you felt embarrassed about something that happened during the day, think about how it was actually a silly or laughable situation. Even if your boss was upset about having coffee spilled on him, mistakes happen from time to time. With any luck, maybe your boss will see the humor in it also. If you don't treat smaller mistakes as life-altering experiences, you will be able to handle situations better. One way to handle the coffee situation is to express your genuine concern that your boss is first and foremost okay and that you didn't burn him. Next, you can offer to go buy him another shirt on your lunch hour, or offer to dry-clean the stained one. " Enhanced coping skills lead to increased positive emotions over time. The benefits you receive from experiencing positive emotions are durable. They last far longer than the amount of time you experience happiness. You can draw on these "happiness reserves" at later moments and different emotional states. Don't worry if you feel you're having trouble building positive emotional experiences. You can also use the memories you already have to build your "happiness reserves." It's important to remember that everyone goes through both little and huge life issues, so you're not alone. Reframing your extreme reactions does take practice, as well as time to adjust and accept. But with practice, it is possible that you can let go of little things. You'll be able to look at the larger issues with a level head and see them as opportunities to learn. Your "inner critic" can hurt your progress in building a positive attitude. For example, perhaps your inner critic called you a dummy for spilling coffee on your boss. Your inner critic puts you down all the time and is nasty to you. Reflect on the times your inner critic says things like this. You will gain more insight into the times and situations when your inner critic comes out. Also, you can start to challenge the inner critic and other negative ways of thinking. This is an important part of building a positive attitude.
A: Recognize that change takes time. Identify and nurture your strongest qualities. Write in a journal. Write about positive things in your day. Write about moments when you had negative emotions. Reframe negative moments as positive ones Draw on your "happiness reserves. Remember that everyone experiences life issues. Tame your inner critic.

Q: " to greet someone in the morning. This is the formal way to say "Good morning" in Afrikaans. Many Afrikaans speaking people will shorten this to "More!" as an informal way to say "Good morning". This is how you say "Good afternoon" in Afrikaans. "Good evening" in Afrikaans is "Goeienaand", and "Goodnight" is "Goeienag". Many Afrikaans speaking people will shorten "Goeienag" to "Nag" as an informal way to say "Goodnight". To say "Goodbye" to someone you just met, use the formal greeting: "Totsiens". "Totsiens" can also be used to say goodbye more casually, as it can be taken to mean "See you later". Many Afrikaans speaking people will use "Mooi loop" when saying goodbye to a friend or a relative, which means "go/walk well". You can also add on to your "Goodbye" with "Lekker dag!", which means "Have a nice day!" An example dialogue with someone you just met might be: "Goeiemore!""Goeiemore!""Hoe gaan dit met u?" "Baie goed dankie, en u?""Goed, dankie!""Totsiens! Lekker dag!" An example dialogue with someone you know well or are friends with might be: "More!""More!""Hoe gaan dit met jou?""Goed, dankie en met jou?""Goed, dankie!""Totsiens, mooi loop!" A complete pronunciation guide for these terms can be found at http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/afrikaans.php.
A:
Say "Goeiemore! Use "Goeie middag" to greet someone in the afternoon. Remember the difference between "Good evening" and "Goodnight" in Afrikaans. Say "Goodbye" formally or informally.