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Vierville · 12-11-2019, 04:00 PM

I'm really sorry for your loss. Eye infections can be extremely difficult to clear up and I'm glad Bubbles is not suffering anymore.

As far as time required until you let a new hamster move in, I'd say that if you have cleaned his cage and all the attachments such as wheel, bottle, toys etc very thoroughly with a pet- friendly disinfectant then it should be fine to let a new one move in now.

I'm only asking as I too have a hamster who has had a long-term eye infection and I am concerned that the time would come that we'd need to have her put to sleep, but how bad was Bubbles' infection? What were the physical signs and how did you know it was time to have him put to sleep?

12-11-2019, 04:00 PM
Vierville Hamster Addict Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 1,010	Re: How long before a new hamster can move in? I'm really sorry for your loss. Eye infections can be extremely difficult to clear up and I'm glad Bubbles is not suffering anymore. As far as time required until you let a new hamster move in, I'd say that if you have cleaned his cage and all the attachments such as wheel, bottle, toys etc very thoroughly with a pet- friendly disinfectant then it should be fine to let a new one move in now. I'm only asking as I too have a hamster who has had a long-term eye infection and I am concerned that the time would come that we'd need to have her put to sleep, but how bad was Bubbles' infection? What were the physical signs and how did you know it was time to have him put to sleep?