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Old 02-27-2016, 03:24 AM  
cypher
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Default Re: How often do you clean the cage?

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Originally Posted by Serendipity7000 View Post
Sorry! Yes I've only used it with a Syrian and as Cypher says dwarf hamsters can pee in more places! Spot cleaning and deep substrate would be better than full cleans though, even if the bit about taking the top third off doesn't work so well.
It's not that they pee in more places, although some do, it's that they burrow a lot & spend as much time on the base of the cage as the top, as they burrow basically everything like bits of food & dried poo falls to the bottom!
Hope that makes it a bit clearer.
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