[Coco61]

Millie, since hamsters are very good nest builders, I just give Mocho fitch inside his house and give the toilet paper strips for him to weave what he wants as a nest. Never remove the whole of his nest material during a spot clean. I have never had to remove a whole nest, only bits that seem niffy. That is rare because Mocho uses a different room to sleep in from his ensuite bathroom next door! His main potty area is across the cage. Removing a whole nest would cause immense stress for the hamster and is only necessary if pee'd on. So the best thing is to provide a sand bath or similar in the corner used to pee in during the first days of settling into the cage. Put some of that wet fitch into the container you want used as a potty. That will put the right smell in the potty and hopefully the penny will drop! Try to interfere with the nest as little as possible.