My hamster smells any tips?

My hamster stinks really bad i do clean his cage weekly and i know you can't wash hamsters so what can i do?
Answers:
Clean out the cage more often, for starters. Maybe do a spot clean every other day, and clean it every 5 days instead of 7.

Another thing you can do is provide the hamster with chinchilla sand (not dust!) in a small container. Your hamster will roll in it to clean himself up, and his fur will feel sooo soft afterwards.

You can get it at any pet shop, usually for around $5. The dust is cheaper, but do NOT use that. It is harmful to your ham's respriotory system.


Edited to add-

Do NOT use PINE or CEDAR shavings for bedding. They contain toxic oils that are bad for the hamster, and can cause death. If you are using wood shavings, use ASPEN only. Alternativly, Carefresh is much more absorbant than any wood shavings, and doesn't smell up the area nearly as fast as wood shavings do.

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i use to have a ham ham, she was a girl, and smelled i lil too, thats always normall for hamsters to smell but if it smells bad, take it to a vet, and make sure you are cleaning its cage atleast once a week. oh yea, and male hamsters tend to smell worse than the girls

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Plug his nose.

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Well when I saw this, I thought: Maybe you should spray some Febreeze on it. But don't do that, or your beloved hamster could die. Ok.maybe you should take it to the vet. Maybe something's wrong with it.

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Do NOT put him/her in the dishwasher or washing machine; do not use Febreze on him/her; and do not use Clorox bleach around the poor thing.

Generally, hamsters are supposed to be odorless. Maybe you need to clean the cage more often or use a different cleansing method. Be sure to remove the urine corners daily!

If that doesn't work, check with a vet to make sure your pet isn't sick.

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uhm we had four hamsters over the years and we washed them all.one of them 'big bum' LOVED being washed and blow dried afterwards.

I just did it in the bathroom sink with baby shampoo and held her at all times, they all seemed to enjoy it but one of the them like I said LOVED it.

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Deoderant

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put him in the washing machine

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Try Changing to a pine shaving. We use pine shavings and they absorb some of the odor. Or you could try changing the cage more often

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It is better to clean the cage every other day due to the lack of control of thier bowel movements they sh*t frequently. And you can buy waterless shampoo from your vet/pet shop that you just dust them with then comb/brush it out. Just don't do it too often.

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Put put coffee beans (or any dry coffee) in the room where your hamster is (NOT WHERE THE HAMSTER CAN GET IT THOUGH %26 NOT IN THE CAGE) Coffee can get just about any smell out of any room .
hope this helps

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Leave a can of deoderant on his desk when he isn't there. He'll get the point. I did.

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All these are stupid, except for the adivce about changing. So he is what I tryed because my little guy smells like a boy. i bought him this special stuff in the hamster isle, and is a dust bath, put a little in a container and mine love it. Leave it in there for like a day or so. If he doesn't use it then you can hold him, and sprinkle a little bit on him, rub it in, and then blow it off. Just becareful not to get it in his eyes. Just blow lightly, he will get the rest off.