Pouching soiled bedding...

blacktulip64 · 09-01-2015, 10:22 AM

Hello fellow hamster people,

Last night I noticed my Syrian, Missy, pouching some of her soiled bedding and bringing it into her nest. Is that normal? I thought I'd heard of every somewhat icky thing hamsters do, but this is a new one for me.

I had just cleaned her cage (leaving 2/3 of her old bedding and most of her old nest) so I thought maybe she was redistributing her scent. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
blacktulip64

kelza · 09-01-2015, 09:07 PM

Sounds like she was rebuilding her nest with the bedding that smelled like her. Probably just so the new nest smelled familiar.

Thin Lizzy · 09-02-2015, 02:26 AM

How often do you do a clean? Do you use a spray? Some of these cleaning sprays can leave a strong odour. Make sure the stuff you use is safe for small pets.

Wanna Hamster · 09-02-2015, 07:27 AM

I agree with kelza in that she is trying to make her nest smell more familiar. Just make sure you aren't cleaning the cage with something with a very strong smell.

blacktulip64 · 09-03-2015, 10:34 AM

Thanks for the replies.

That makes sense that she was just making her nest smell familiar. She might do that every time but I have just never seen her do it. I never use any sprays on her tank. I just clean out her pee corner every couple days and do about 1/3 bedding change every month or so. She is very tidy so it really doesn't get too dirty in there.