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Old 03-04-2017, 02:44 PM   #1
saraf
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Default WW peeing on its wheel

My nearly 3 month old Winter White is constantly peeing on his wheel, causing his cage and the whole room to smell. He has a corner toilet with sand and some carefresh in it that he sometimes uses, and he also uses his sand bath to go to the toilet in, which isin't a huge bother for me as the sand helps absorb the pee and the smell.
Is there anyway to stop him from peeing on his wheel?
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Old 03-04-2017, 10:29 PM   #2
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Default Re: WW peeing on its wheel

This is something we just have to sometimes accept with dwarf hams, some don't but many do (Chinese are far worse than Russians for this believe me! )
You can't stop them from doing it & if you over clean the wheel they will actually do it more so don't clean it more than once a week or use any strong smelling cleaners or disinfectants on it, if it gets too bad in between then a quick wipe with a damp paper towel is enough.
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Old 03-05-2017, 02:44 AM   #3
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Default Re: WW peeing on its wheel

You might want to get some keto-diatic strips, have the pharmacy order them if they are not in stock. Test his urine and match colors on the bottle after 30 seconds.

Excessive urinating can also be a sign of diabetes. Does he drink a lot as well? I'd still get the strips to see what his glucose levels are in his body.
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Old 03-05-2017, 06:39 AM   #4
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Default Re: WW peeing on its wheel

My last Syrian done this his whole life and it was very frustrating!

Like cypher has said, the more you scrub the wheel the more they will do it! I didn't know that at first and would wash it in hot water & detergent everyday but that made the problem worse. I then started just rinsing it under the cold tap every few days... that would remove some of the pee to keep the smell down for my nose, but it didn't remove all the scent so kept Rupert happy too.
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