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07-05-2012, 06:40 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Washington, DC (USA)
Posts: 135
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Am I cleaning his bed/potty area too much?
I know hamsters "mark" their bed and food stash with pee and poo and mine exclusively does it in his bed where he stores his food and sleeps. I don't mind, since I clean it daily and give him fresh food. I'll keep 25% of his old bedding and some of his old, non-wet food to keep his scent around. But, am I over-cleaning it?
The reason why I'm asking is because I see him pull his poo directly from his bum and fling it into his stash of food!
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07-05-2012, 08:35 PM
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ohio, USA
Posts: 962
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Re: Am I cleaning his bed/potty area too much?
I never save food, since mine pouch the food, then store it, but that's just me! I don't think you are over-cleaning it. If you just have one ham who isn't very messy, you definitely don't need to clean more than once a week. You could probably even go for two weeks
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07-06-2012, 02:22 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 2,532
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Re: Am I cleaning his bed/potty area too much?
I clean mine out once a week exactly the same as you. They pull out poo and fling it out. Sometimes Dusty will fling it out of the door of his house.
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07-06-2012, 06:55 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Washington, DC (USA)
Posts: 135
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Re: Am I cleaning his bed/potty area too much?
I have to say, the poo flinging cracks me up! Thanks for your input!
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07-06-2012, 09:27 AM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
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Re: Am I cleaning his bed/potty area too much?
Er... I may be misreading but are you cleaning something daily? If so, then yes, thats probably too often. Weekly (or even longer) is better
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07-06-2012, 09:32 AM
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Criceta Servus
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: London
Posts: 1,730
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Re: Am I cleaning his bed/potty area too much?
Hahahaha poo flinging!!! Hahaha I have such a cartoon image of a hammy launching poos out of his house x x x :0)
I would agree with all,, cleaning out their bed too often could make them anxious because you are raiding their store all the time... If necessary spot clean wee areas. I clean mine out ever 1 -2 weeks which is more then enough.
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07-06-2012, 09:43 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 210
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Re: Am I cleaning his bed/potty area too much?
it depends what house your guy is sleeping in,
my chinese smells really bad and I had to clean his house and wheel every two days because he pees on them both.
I was advised to get rid of his plastic house because that's why it smells bad, he now has a wooden house so we'll see how that goes
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