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Letter: Letters: Spotty hamster

Published 23 January 1993

From LYNNE GALLOWAY

On Christmas morning I somewhat foolishly gave my hamster, Einstein,
a small piece of chocolate, which he promptly ate. Two days later he developed
a small ‘zit’ on his nose. If this is a first, a rodent with acne? Has
my Einstein proved the relationship between a chocolate-free diet and clear
skin?

Lynne Galloway Coalsnaughton, Clackmannanshire

Issue no. 1857 published 23 January 1993

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