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sushi_78 · 07-03-2022, 05:10 PM

It's not really necessary to use strong chemicals for routine cleaning. Just water to wipe away dust, soap to clean any plastic/ceramic things and white vinegar or lemon juice for urine stains.

Bedding usually doesn't need to replaced fully too often, but you do get dust etc building up at the bottom of a cage. What I do is, every few months (or more often, depending on the hamster), remove all the bedding, empty the cage base of all this dust, sand, seed husks and so on that have collected there. Then put back the cleaner bedding and top up with new.

185g is a normal weight for a Syrian hamster, and Syrians rarely get overweight, so I wouldn't worry about it.

07-03-2022, 05:10 PM
sushi_78 Hamster Overlord Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: London Posts: 763	Re: Too much of a good thing? It's not really necessary to use strong chemicals for routine cleaning. Just water to wipe away dust, soap to clean any plastic/ceramic things and white vinegar or lemon juice for urine stains. Bedding usually doesn't need to replaced fully too often, but you do get dust etc building up at the bottom of a cage. What I do is, every few months (or more often, depending on the hamster), remove all the bedding, empty the cage base of all this dust, sand, seed husks and so on that have collected there. Then put back the cleaner bedding and top up with new. 185g is a normal weight for a Syrian hamster, and Syrians rarely get overweight, so I wouldn't worry about it.