Dust and sneezing

delakeeks · 09-09-2018, 02:15 PM

So today, I let Mariposa roam around in her playpen while i cleaned her cage and rearranged it.. It was my mistake to not look back at her every now and then. She ended up climbing over her playpen (it was cardboard and not as tall), and escaping to my stair case, and got stuck at the bottom of the steps in a sunflower pot (lol thank God!). Fortunately, we found her in 30min. cause she's so fluffy and fat, and also kept making the sunflowers shake.
Once she was back in her cage, all we kept hearing was her sneezing and sneezing and grooming and sand bathing..
I can tell she's sneezing from dust mites since our stair case is a bit dusty and the corner area where the sunflower pots sit have cobwebs and years of dust..

Is there anything I should do? Should I call the vet, or purchase anything, or will she get over it within a few hours ?

Rads · 09-09-2018, 03:35 PM

She should probably get over it, when Ghost goes on a wander cobwebs make him sneeze, he soon gets over it.
But keep an eye on her just in case. May I suggest a good hoovering to get the dust up in case she goes walkabout again

delakeeks · 09-09-2018, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rads

She should probably get over it, when Ghost goes on a wander cobwebs make him sneeze, he soon gets over it.
But keep an eye on her just in case. May I suggest a good hoovering to get the dust up in case she goes walkabout again

LOL yes for sure right after that happened, I just started cleaning out cobwebs and dust in corners... She's my very first hamster and I'm still adjusting to her adventurous behavior Dx ! I feel that if I don't keep an eye on her or secure cage, she'll wander somewhere unsafe and get hurt! Thanks so much for the assurance!!