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Pebbles82 · 09-17-2019, 01:34 PM

When you say a 3/4 detolf, do you mean that a quarter of it is blocked off with a partition? Just wondering why.

How long has he been in the detolf? It can be stressful moving environment and different cage size. Usually takes a good two weeks and during that time, not moving anything or changing things or cleaning apart from spot cleaning the pee.

It is possible he can smell scent from your previous hamster - the detolf has wood ends and the lid will have a wood frame - the wood frame on the lid would absorb scents more than other things that can be washed - and there may be scent on the mesh too.

I'll hang fire to see how long he's been in the cage before suggesting anything like it could be scent.

09-17-2019, 01:34 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Please Help: Desperate to Escape When you say a 3/4 detolf, do you mean that a quarter of it is blocked off with a partition? Just wondering why. How long has he been in the detolf? It can be stressful moving environment and different cage size. Usually takes a good two weeks and during that time, not moving anything or changing things or cleaning apart from spot cleaning the pee. It is possible he can smell scent from your previous hamster - the detolf has wood ends and the lid will have a wood frame - the wood frame on the lid would absorb scents more than other things that can be washed - and there may be scent on the mesh too. I'll hang fire to see how long he's been in the cage before suggesting anything like it could be scent.