What is the best way to keep a hamsters cage clean?

Answer 1

It depends on what kind of cage you have. For an aquarium type of thing(like what I have) it is probably best to have 2 people: 1 person holds a garbage bag under the tank and the other holds the tank and tips in over into the bag.( WITH THE GERBILS OUT OF COURSE)

Answer 2

Empty all the used sawdust and bedding out. Spray the cage with a special hamster disinfectant Rise out with boiling water and scrub with kitchen towel. After this replace the sawdust and bedding with new.

Answer 3

The reasoning on him smelling could be two things.

Either you aren't cleaning your hamster enough, or housing them on soft wood shavings(such as pine and cedar, which are both toxic).

Or, your hamster could be ill. Strong odor coming from the hamster, and not the cage, indicates illness or infection. IIf so, it's wise to take your hamster to see an exotics veterinarian

Answer 4

A hamsters cage is never clean! It should be cleaned out once a week at least.

How to clean it out?

Remove all items (toys, chews, food bowl etc) then remove any old bedding, food and sawdust leaving an empty cage. Firstly pour hot water into the cage and swirl it around before pouring it away with any leftover residue. Next, using special small pets disinfectant (this can be purchased from all pet shops and good supermarkets) spray the cage all over to kill any bacteria, paying special attention to the area that your hamster uses as a toilet. Do this to the hamsters bed also and any other areas which are frequently used such as the wheel. Wipe the cage dry (some disnfectants may ned to be rinsed off so check the label) and re-fill with sawdust, bedding and the rest of the toys/items removed earlier. Finally don't forget to re fill your hamsters food bowl and water bottle and even treat them to a small amount of fresh fruit or vegetables.

Why Clean them out?

If hamsters are not regularly cleaned out they can get very ill and n the worst case get an illness called wet tail, if not treated this is likely to cause death. If your hamster has a sticky or damp bottom, this may be wet tail, or if you see feaces similar to diohrea then don't wait to see if it gets better, take your hamster to the vets immediatly.

Answer 5

Once a week, but if it becomes too damp just sprinkle a little bit of sawdust over the damp areas. I find that the corners of my hamsters cage gets very damp.