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Pebbles82 · 04-27-2022, 10:03 AM

Hello. How long have you had him? I'm guessing not very long if he is only 8 weeks old. It takes a good 2 weeks for them to settle in and adjust and if your cage is that big I wouldn't bother to spot clean just yet. I can understand that removing a level might upset him in the early days. Is it necessary to remove it to spot clean him?

If he has tunnels you probably won't know where he is peeing yet so basically if you can't smell anything - leave it! Spot cleaning is mainly removing a handful or so from the top of the substrate, if it's stained or smelly.

I think basically it needs more time by the sound of it. He was probably a bit scared and felt his new world was collapsing around him. But I'm sure he'll settle again in a few days.

Dwarf hamsters pee so little that if you can't smell anything I really wouldn't worry about it just yet.

Just read you've had him one week. Maybe a bit too soon for disturbing things in his cage. I would give it another two weeks now.

04-27-2022, 10:03 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: First spot cleaning attempt fail Hello. How long have you had him? I'm guessing not very long if he is only 8 weeks old. It takes a good 2 weeks for them to settle in and adjust and if your cage is that big I wouldn't bother to spot clean just yet. I can understand that removing a level might upset him in the early days. Is it necessary to remove it to spot clean him? If he has tunnels you probably won't know where he is peeing yet so basically if you can't smell anything - leave it! Spot cleaning is mainly removing a handful or so from the top of the substrate, if it's stained or smelly. I think basically it needs more time by the sound of it. He was probably a bit scared and felt his new world was collapsing around him. But I'm sure he'll settle again in a few days. Dwarf hamsters pee so little that if you can't smell anything I really wouldn't worry about it just yet. Just read you've had him one week. Maybe a bit too soon for disturbing things in his cage. I would give it another two weeks now.