My hamster's cage will get smelly, and my hamster will start to smell just like it. However, when I clean the cage, my hamster will continue to smell. How can you prevent this?
2006-12-03 02:52:50 · 8 answers · asked by Veggie Gnome 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
In all of the years we have had small critters, we have kept ceder chips in their cage, changing the cage every week and it seems to help the smell.
You can get a large bag at the feed store for about $10.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-03 03:05:50 · answer #1 · answered by eyes_of_iceblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not cleaning the cage enough. A hamster should never smell if the cage is kept cleaned.
If in a 10 gallon aquarium or larger clean minimum once a week.
Those tiny hamster cages should be cleaned every 2 days.
2006-12-03 02:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need to be cleaning the cage more frequently. Hamsters pee whenever they want, and most bedding is pretty absorbent, so if you aren't changing the bedding often enough, your hamster is living in pee soaked bedding, he will be covered w/pee and smell like it all the time. Use plenty of good bedding and change it all frequently, and the hamster and the cage will smell better. Good Luck!!
2006-12-03 02:57:04 · answer #3 · answered by Annie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Remove soiled & wet bedding everyday. Remove & change food everyday. Provide fresh water daily. Also change bedding that gets wet from the water bottle/dish that is leaking. Thoroughly clean the cage 1-2 times/ week.
2006-12-03 03:40:23 · answer #4 · answered by Daiquiri Dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the experience that your hamster is healthful then sturdy sparkling as quickly as a week could preclude any reliable oders. inspite of the undeniable fact that we had a hamster that gave the look to be doing properly yet i observed her cage had a urine scent that persisted to get extra advantageous and extra advantageous no remember how plenty we wiped sparkling it. Unfortunatly i did no longer understand that indicated a kidney an infection till it replaced into to late and she or he grew to develop into very ill and died. So in case you observe the scent of urine is overwhelming then you definately could evaluate having it checked on the vet for a kidney an infection. sturdy success to you
2016-10-17 15:44:02 · answer #5 · answered by lurette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can kep it away from dust! and at petsmart they have this spray where you spray it on the hamster and they have diffrent kinds of smells that you can pick from! itll work it works for 1-2 months and the bottle is big and its only like 2.25$ so try it!
2006-12-03 03:17:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes your hamster stinks because the cage is dirty. it is not healthy for him to live in his own waste, either so clean him often.
2006-12-03 03:05:05 · answer #7 · answered by bextersmom97 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
change the bedding more often
2006-12-03 12:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋