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Pebbles82 · 04-27-2019, 06:14 AM

I believe dwarf hamsters aren't so easy to train as syrians and can tend to pee anywhere. Does she have a sand bath?

I agree,give her time to settle and get used to her cage and its contents. She will decide where she wants to nest. The multiroom houses do work well for Syrians - I am not sure about dwarf hamsters. Our Robo has one and he likes nesting in it but does tend to pee where he feels like it! But not in his nest (good boy!). And he also has another nest he goes to sometimes. So yes let her find some habits.

Adding a sand bath wouldn't do any harm (if you don't have one) if you can do it wihtout having to move things. They will sometimes use that as a toilet.

I am sure she will stop peeing in her nest when she's settled. You may find when you clean out her nest now, that she abandons that nest and builds a new one - but she may go back to it later.

04-27-2019, 06:14 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Cleaning query I believe dwarf hamsters aren't so easy to train as syrians and can tend to pee anywhere. Does she have a sand bath? I agree,give her time to settle and get used to her cage and its contents. She will decide where she wants to nest. The multiroom houses do work well for Syrians - I am not sure about dwarf hamsters. Our Robo has one and he likes nesting in it but does tend to pee where he feels like it! But not in his nest (good boy!). And he also has another nest he goes to sometimes. So yes let her find some habits. Adding a sand bath wouldn't do any harm (if you don't have one) if you can do it wihtout having to move things. They will sometimes use that as a toilet. I am sure she will stop peeing in her nest when she's settled. You may find when you clean out her nest now, that she abandons that nest and builds a new one - but she may go back to it later.