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cypher · 05-17-2016, 08:59 PM

He's very new & you just changed his cage so he probably is peeing all over just to make it his!
Russians really don't pee a lot so you may not find anything for a little while yet, he should settle on one spot once he's settled into the cage so I wouldn't keep hunting for it & messing with the substrate just yet.
Did you put the sand bath or litter tray with chinchilla sand in yet (sorry I can't remember) if you put it near the house they almost always use it after a short while.
Is he peeing in his wheel? They often do & that's usually what you can smell, if it is don't over clean it though or he'll just do it more! At most a wipe with a damp paper towel & a proper wash once a week will do.

05-17-2016, 08:59 PM
cypher Dwarf whisperer Join Date: May 2014 Location: Wales UK Posts: 24,789	Re: I can't work out where he's going to toilet! He's very new & you just changed his cage so he probably is peeing all over just to make it his! Russians really don't pee a lot so you may not find anything for a little while yet, he should settle on one spot once he's settled into the cage so I wouldn't keep hunting for it & messing with the substrate just yet. Did you put the sand bath or litter tray with chinchilla sand in yet (sorry I can't remember) if you put it near the house they almost always use it after a short while. Is he peeing in his wheel? They often do & that's usually what you can smell, if it is don't over clean it though or he'll just do it more! At most a wipe with a damp paper towel & a proper wash once a week will do. __________________ Slave to Zak. Always loved, never forgotten, forever in my heart T'ycor, Ziggy, Zephyr, Flynt, Mickle, Little Whisp, Zen, Zeki, Tinwë, Zylvan, Míriel, Calyanwë, Gusto & Meri ❤️ Last edited by cypher; 05-17-2016 at 09:40 PM.