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07-04-2017, 03:33 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Scotland
Posts: 52
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Not using sand anymore
Ever since I got my Syrian hamster back in september last year I have always given her sand and she has always used it for the toilet but the past two weeks she has been doing the toilet anywhere she isn't even picking a corner or certain spot. I have tried putting some of the soiled bedding in the sand so that she would use it as a toilet again and it didn't work. Any ideas as to why she's doing this or how i can get her to use the sand again? TIA
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07-04-2017, 06:55 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: United States
Posts: 4,407
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Re: Not using sand anymore
Hamsters are unpredictable sometimes, I truly hope your able to get him back to peeing in the sand.
Are you using Chinchilla sand? That would make a world of difference
Last edited by Cinnamon Bear; 07-04-2017 at 07:22 AM.
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07-04-2017, 07:21 AM
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The Hamtologist
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Southern United States
Posts: 2,855
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Re: Not using sand anymore
Sometimes hamsters simply decide that they no longer wish to use their toilets. This has happened with all my hams, especially after I've done a cleaning, and suddenly they decide to use a new corner. I'd just keep moving the soiled bedding into the sand pit. You could also try getting a litter pan and filling it with a different type of litter to see if that makes any difference
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07-04-2017, 07:22 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 3,187
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Re: Not using sand anymore
My Pumpkin has also gone through a similar phase of deciding not to use her sand bath as her toilet instead she decided to pee in her house. I also don't know why she stopped using her sand bath, even though like your hamster she had also always used her sand bath ever since I got her September too.
I too tried moving soiled bedding to her sand bath to get her to use it again but that didn't work instead she had recently decided to go back to using her sand bath by herself. So your hamster may also decide by herself to start using her sand bath again.
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Owning Hamsters since Nov 2007
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07-04-2017, 08:21 AM
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Fluffy Hamsters
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 4,231
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Re: Not using sand anymore
One of my hamsters doesnt like to pee in his sand but loves it for sand baths.
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