1. Barbed wire cleaning
Many people forget the barbed wire when cleaning hamster cages , In fact, this is a very important part, because many hamsters usually like to bite the cage. If you don’t pay attention to cleaning, it will breed a lot of bacteria and affect the health of the hamster. Barbed wire cannot be washed with water, otherwise it will rust easily. It is recommended to wipe with a damp cloth, and then put it in a ventilated place to dry.
2. Clean the water bottle
and food bowl
Hamsters drink a lot of water every day, so the water bottle must be clean. When cleaning the kettle, you need to check whether the water outlet is blocked by dirt, and then clean it up in time. The pipes of the kettle should be disassembled and cleaned from the body of the kettle, so as to be thoroughly cleaned and ensure the health of the hamster. The food bowl is relatively easy to clean, so I won’t go into details. It is recommended that you clean the hamster once a day.
3. Toy cleaning
I believe that many pet owners will prepare some toys for hamsters to kill time, but it is easy to ignore these things when cleaning the cage. You know, hamsters like to play with rollers and some slide pipes. Sometimes they may urinate and defecate directly in it when they are tired, so it is easy to breed bacteria and produce odors. Usually, they should focus on cleaning.
4. Litter replacement
In general, hamsters are more clean, and they will A fixed place to defecate, so the pet owner only needs to clean up the wet part in the corner every day, and then add some clean litter in it. If the weather is humid and hot in summer, it is recommended to replace the litter every 2-3 days; if the temperature is relatively low in winter, the replacement frequency can be appropriately reduced, but at least once a week.
It should also be noted that if your hamster is just picked up, it is recommended not to clean the cage and change the material every day, so as to avoid frequent changes in the environment and cause the hamster to be restless.
5. Clean up the nest
If you have prepared a nest for the hamster, you can find that the hamster will put some wood chips in its nest to keep warm, and sometimes the hamster will Bring the food back and hide it. If the pet owner finds that a large amount of food is accumulated in the hamster’s nest, and there is a smell, it should be cleaned up in time to avoid the spoiled food causing the hamster to have diarrhea. In addition, the litter in the nest should be replaced with fresh ones regularly, and the entire nest can be washed with water once every 4-7 days.
6. Disinfection of the rat cage
If you need to disinfect the hamster cage, you can directly put it into the watering can with 75-degree alcohol at home. After cleaning the cage and drying it, spray a few more times. Wash it with alcohol and then dry it, put it in a ventilated place to dry for a while, and wait for the alcohol to evaporate before starting to use it.
