Hamster Cage Cleaning and Care
A hamster is a domesticated animal that belongs to the rodent family. Hamster is now a household pet that many people particularly kids love to take care of. Like other pets, hamstres seek attention and need training to become tame and friendlier to humans. If you decide to pick a hamster as a pet, then make sure you are responsible and dedicated and can allocate time to monitor the development of your hamster and play with it.
In choosing a hamster, it is best to choose one that is around four to eight weeks old. Animal experts say that hamsters at this age are highly trainable compared to hamsters that are more than 8 weeks old. Now, before finally getting a hamster, you should make sure that you already have a hamster cage and you know where to place it. Hamsters hate to be under the sun so find a cozy part of your home where you can place the hamster cage.
You should expect your hamster to leave some mess like droppings in the hamster cage. Hamsters love to eat so be ready to clean up droppings and smell its foul odor. Of course, it is less smelly compared to the waste of dogs and cats. One way to lessen the odor and avoid cleansing from time to time is to use pine wood shavings and lay it on the hamster cage floor at 2 inches high. Pine wood is known to be an effective absorbent of foul odors so it can certainly help reduce the odor inside the hamster cage.
If you have placed well all the things that your hamster need in the hamster cage then it would be less difficult for your to clean up their mess. You can clean their cage once a week or every time you find the cage is very dirty. Keep the cage clean so that your pet won’t get sick due to dirt and contamination.
You should also use a water container that won’t be tipped off easily by your pet hamster so that the pine wood shavings will not decompose which might induce sickness to your pet. There are special containers that can be bought in the pet store that look like a feeding bottle made especially for hamsters. It should be attached in the wall of the cage which can be reached by the hamster so it can suck on the bottle like what babies do.
Sleep is extremely essential for hamsters to remain vibrant thus it is essential to provide enough room and make a comfy bed for your hamster to sleep. You may use a piece of cardboard or you can buy special beddings in a pet store. You can even purchase a cute little house especially created for hamsters which is available in different color and style.
It would also be best to buy an exercise wheel or running ball for hamster to use in working out. You can also place a small tunnel toy for your pet to move around. This toy tunnel can be bought in pet store and are available in different length, style and color.
Be a responsible pet owner by providing your hamsters the things they need like their own hamster cage where they can play, live and eat contentedly.
