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shane · 06-07-2021, 03:38 AM

Thanks Imogen!

One corner has the sand bath, he doesn’t seem to be going in there.

Another corner had the wheel and he was pooping (not peeing) under it. Just before I cleaned I found out that hammies go to the toilet in the corners, he’s got one of those little plastic toilets but it wasn’t in the corner and he wasn’t using it so I moved it into the corner and put some of his poop in it.

He has a two-chamber house in another corner. I accidentally discovered that he wasn’t sleeping in it when I cleaned, he’s been pooping in there too but again the bedding seems clean.

The last corner has a lot more bedding in it and he’s created a nest somewhere between the house and that corner. I can only assume that he’s peeing down there. He’s still too shy to let me pick him up (he’s taken a few treats from my hand then immediately goes back home) and I didn’t want to go ripping his nest apart while he’s in it.

Should I force him out so that I can find the soiled bedding or wait until he’s ready to be removed from the cage so I can I do it?

06-07-2021, 03:38 AM
shane Newborn Pup Join Date: May 2021 Location: Essex, England Posts: 46	Re: Where is my hamsters wee? Thanks Imogen! One corner has the sand bath, he doesn’t seem to be going in there. Another corner had the wheel and he was pooping (not peeing) under it. Just before I cleaned I found out that hammies go to the toilet in the corners, he’s got one of those little plastic toilets but it wasn’t in the corner and he wasn’t using it so I moved it into the corner and put some of his poop in it. He has a two-chamber house in another corner. I accidentally discovered that he wasn’t sleeping in it when I cleaned, he’s been pooping in there too but again the bedding seems clean. The last corner has a lot more bedding in it and he’s created a nest somewhere between the house and that corner. I can only assume that he’s peeing down there. He’s still too shy to let me pick him up (he’s taken a few treats from my hand then immediately goes back home) and I didn’t want to go ripping his nest apart while he’s in it. Should I force him out so that I can find the soiled bedding or wait until he’s ready to be removed from the cage so I can I do it?