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Ria P · 01-21-2020, 12:52 PM

Thanks for reply cypher. I will stick to soap and water. I only clean when needed and when i think of it, it is only Robo Gordon's wheel i clean daily. He must spend a lot of time running during the night and its a bit sticky with pee and sand in the morning. I only get a smell when i get quite close to it as he's not a smelly hamster who doesn't even need full cage cleans. The wheel is in the sand and he likes it there. He doesn't pee in the sand.

It doesn't bother me to clean his wheel or where he pees.

Do you think that i unintentionally upset him by cleaning and that he would prefer to run in a sticky and sandy wheel?

Maybe i should just give it a light wipe with dampened kitchen roll which in fact i do sometimes instead of sponging it? I understand the marking and scenting bit but he's been like that since i adopted him.

01-21-2020, 12:52 PM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: Babywipes Thanks for reply cypher. I will stick to soap and water. I only clean when needed and when i think of it, it is only Robo Gordon's wheel i clean daily. He must spend a lot of time running during the night and its a bit sticky with pee and sand in the morning. I only get a smell when i get quite close to it as he's not a smelly hamster who doesn't even need full cage cleans. The wheel is in the sand and he likes it there. He doesn't pee in the sand. It doesn't bother me to clean his wheel or where he pees. Do you think that i unintentionally upset him by cleaning and that he would prefer to run in a sticky and sandy wheel? Maybe i should just give it a light wipe with dampened kitchen roll which in fact i do sometimes instead of sponging it? I understand the marking and scenting bit but he's been like that since i adopted him.