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user38725 · 08-10-2018, 02:19 AM

I noticed that Ziggy’s (my male Syrian hamster) pee has been smelling really bad, normally it doesn’t really smell of much but now it’s really stinky! He has a big cage with Fitch bedding, he poops normally, he pees the same amount of pee, he’s drinking normally but I have very recently changed his diet from pets at home hamster musli to Harry hamster mix. The first time I noticed it I could smell it in loads of different places but now it’s just the sand bath area ( I don’t know if it’s getting better or he’s only peeing in the sand bath. He also looks perfectly fine and is acting normally.
Could this be caused by the change of diet or is it something else that I should be worried about.
It also might just be that the bits he peed on is the sand and some of the nesting (ripped up toilet roll).
Any help?

08-10-2018, 02:19 AM
user38725 Newborn Pup Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30	Hamster pee smells bad I noticed that Ziggy’s (my male Syrian hamster) pee has been smelling really bad, normally it doesn’t really smell of much but now it’s really stinky! He has a big cage with Fitch bedding, he poops normally, he pees the same amount of pee, he’s drinking normally but I have very recently changed his diet from pets at home hamster musli to Harry hamster mix. The first time I noticed it I could smell it in loads of different places but now it’s just the sand bath area ( I don’t know if it’s getting better or he’s only peeing in the sand bath. He also looks perfectly fine and is acting normally. Could this be caused by the change of diet or is it something else that I should be worried about. It also might just be that the bits he peed on is the sand and some of the nesting (ripped up toilet roll). Any help?