Re: Cleaning
Thanks everyone, this is very helpful. Looks like it varies.
I only clean out a hide or a toy every few days (she has many hides), when I see that's got lots of poop inside. I don't do any spot cleaning and she doesn't have a specific toilet corner, she just goes wherever she wants to.
My Robo hamster's cage doesn't smell at all even after a month, but I do change half of the substrate out then, because I get concerned it is unhygienic. I remove the substrate and wipe down that half of the cage with damp tissues as best I can.
She does get mildly stressed during the cleaning as I leave her in the cage while I do the cleaning, but she'll usually hide in the other half that's not cleaned and peek out anxiously. She goes back to relaxing immediately after I'm done with it all and close the cage.
I raised this question because I was worried I was cleaning the substrate out too infrequently despite not spot cleaning any of her pee, if it would be unhealthy for her or something. Or am I doing it too frequently? There isn't any odor even after a month.
And I'd like to know if there is anything else I'm doing wrong.
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