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Pebbles82 · 03-03-2019, 07:55 AM

Just to add - he is less likely to pee in his house when it's at substrate level and open underneath, as he can easily walk to his nearby litter tray. They tend not to pee in their houses once they are a few months old and in better habits - baby hamsters sometimes take a few months to get more control. But the house in the Pico is at the top and it's a long way down to the substrate so it encoiurages them to be lazy and just pee in the house and it will get stinky if it's all plastic.

When they have house and toilet at substrate level, you can just "spot clean" the pee area - hopefully he'll use the litter tray. If he does have the odd accident in the nest then you would need to remove the nest, but normally if it's not pee'd in, it's best to leave it and they refurbish it themselves from the pile of toilet paper strips.

If you do have to remove it, try and leave a bit of old dry nest behind so it still smells familiar and he'll rebuild it from the toilet paper strips.

Also just to add - if you've been sold "fluffy bedding" then bin it! It is very dangerous stuff and has led to internal blockages and amputations and all sorts. Torn up strips of plain white toilet paper are best, and they like it - they can kind of weave the strips a bit and make a nice nest.

03-03-2019, 07:55 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Suitable nest/house and moving cages Just to add - he is less likely to pee in his house when it's at substrate level and open underneath, as he can easily walk to his nearby litter tray. They tend not to pee in their houses once they are a few months old and in better habits - baby hamsters sometimes take a few months to get more control. But the house in the Pico is at the top and it's a long way down to the substrate so it encoiurages them to be lazy and just pee in the house and it will get stinky if it's all plastic. When they have house and toilet at substrate level, you can just "spot clean" the pee area - hopefully he'll use the litter tray. If he does have the odd accident in the nest then you would need to remove the nest, but normally if it's not pee'd in, it's best to leave it and they refurbish it themselves from the pile of toilet paper strips. If you do have to remove it, try and leave a bit of old dry nest behind so it still smells familiar and he'll rebuild it from the toilet paper strips. Also just to add - if you've been sold "fluffy bedding" then bin it! It is very dangerous stuff and has led to internal blockages and amputations and all sorts. Torn up strips of plain white toilet paper are best, and they like it - they can kind of weave the strips a bit and make a nice nest.