The inevitable happened.... - Page 2

$hAzZa · 07-03-2011, 11:22 AM

Keeping them in even group numbers definately helps. But overall, it never lasts forever lol x

vanilla-yazoo · 07-03-2011, 01:02 PM

I should be getting two, but i dont know yet if they will be boys or girls, i had heard girls where better, but have stronger sents, but i dont mind really! i have a spare cage in case of emergancy, I just want to keep them as happy as long as possible! I will keep and eye and ear out for any sqabbles!

**Hamtastic** · 07-03-2011, 05:30 PM

I don't know about smells. I think maybe people just don't clean their cages if they say that girls smell. Or give them sand baths to soak oils from their fur. I can't smell anything from their cage until I put my head very close to it. And I have a good sense of smell. I clean their cages completely every 2 weeks and spot clean periodically, re-filling sand. By the 14th day, I can smell something, but again, only very close to the cage.

P.S.: I've heard about the smell of female mice and syrians in heat though.

vanilla-yazoo · 07-04-2011, 04:08 AM

I agree they probably didn't clean them out enough!
Fred has a lovely smell to him, I find using different bedding stops smell,
I use hemp bedding currently the difference to shavings is defiantly noticeable

I'm thinking either corner loos for sand or a cat litter tray one end.

$hAzZa I love the names of your 3 boys, am I right in saying green day?

$hAzZa · 07-04-2011, 07:51 AM

My boys are quite smelly and I clean them weekly. Male rats are also whiffy too but I'm pretty desensitized to it compared to my parents lol

Sand baths are great and using terracotta dishes help keep nails trim when digging. Is it Hamtastic that showed me different coloured ones you can buy?
How big is your cat litter tray? I would of thought it would be too big to get in the cage lol

And yes, Green Day!!

But now they've spilt and no chance of re-grouping XD

Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters · 07-04-2011, 09:08 AM

I find my girls can be really smelly at times, I think its mostly when they are in heat but they really do stink the room out every now and then

My boys dont ever smell they just poop eeeeeeverywhere :L
Also (from my experience) boys seem to get along much better than girls. This is why I am hoping for another pair of boys when I get my next set of robo pups in a couple of weeks. I just cant deal with separating another pair!

Glad you got Tre out when you did, I hope Mike and BJ will be much happier

and I bet Tre is loving a cage to himself, maybe that was his plan all along

**Hamtastic** · 07-04-2011, 09:48 AM

Yeah, I did

I have 2 glazed ceramic plant saucers and now need to get one more for Leela

My girls are definitely smelly if I sniff them directly. Basically no room smell, but if your stick your nose very near the cage, you can smell the bedding. It's also in part due to me using Carefresh. I find it actually smells worse than shavings for the first week, but I don't like the texture or dustiness of shavings. The cages smell quite nice when I use aspen.

vanilla-yazoo · 07-04-2011, 01:17 PM

I ended up getting one of those corner loo's but the ferret one, its still got space at the end its in, I have set the cage up for a new arrival! coming home tomorrow! my heart was stolen.. well.. i couldnt help it.. i called back and reserved her, getting her between 10-11 tomorrow morning!!
I use the zooplus 100l hemp bedding, its got a nice light feel to it.
My new baby is a cambell will post up about her in a sec!

$hAzZa · 07-05-2011, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Erin Loves Dwarf Hamsters

I find my girls can be really smelly at times, I think its mostly when they are in heat but they really do stink the room out every now and then

My boys dont ever smell they just poop eeeeeeverywhere :L
Also (from my experience) boys seem to get along much better than girls. This is why I am hoping for another pair of boys when I get my next set of robo pups in a couple of weeks. I just cant deal with separating another pair!

Glad you got Tre out when you did, I hope Mike and BJ will be much happier

and I bet Tre is loving a cage to himself, maybe that was his plan all along

I think your right! But his plan backfired when he realised he'll be living the rest of his days in a PINK ZZ1

x

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Originally Posted by vanilla-yazoo

I ended up getting one of those corner loo's but the ferret one, its still got space at the end its in, I have set the cage up for a new arrival! coming home tomorrow! my heart was stolen.. well.. i couldnt help it.. i called back and reserved her, getting her between 10-11 tomorrow morning!!
I use the zooplus 100l hemp bedding, its got a nice light feel to it.
My new baby is a cambell will post up about her in a sec!

I saw your setup and can I ask where you got that corner loo from?
So your not getting robos anymore?? And she is a lovely girl

xx