1. Why hamsters stink
1. Female hamsters may be in heat during estrus There will be some secretions, and the secretions will cause odor, causing the hamster to stink;
2. The pet owner usually does not pay attention to cleaning the cage. To keep the hamster’s living environment clean and avoid odors, it is recommended that pet owners clean the cage frequently and clean the bedding in the cage every week.
2. Under what circumstances do you need to help the hamster take a bath
1. If the hamster stinks when the cage is clean, you need to consider whether to clean the hamster . However, in this case, you can use bath sand to clean it, no need to wash with water. Usually buy some hamster-specific bath sand with less dust and put it at home, regularly pour the bath sand into a small bowl and put it in the breeding cage, the hamster will naturally clean itself.
2. If the hamster’s fur is contaminated with contaminants that may endanger health, such as toxic substances, sticky substances, etc., you need to use water to help the hamster bathe, so as to prevent the hamster from eating it in the process of self-cleaning. Hazardous substances, causing poisoning. And if its fur is stained with sticky substances, it can be difficult to clean by itself. So it needs a pet owner to help it clean. But bathing hamsters with water is a very risky thing. Many hamsters die in the process of bathing. If this is not the case, try not to bathe them with water, so as not to cause serious harm to the hamster.
So in this necessary situation, how to properly help the hamster take a bath? The specific operations are as follows:
1. Pour a few centimeters of warm water close to room temperature in a small basin, add a little unscented animal shower gel, so as not to cause foam in the water, if the water If there is foam, it means that the body lotion has been added too much and needs to be reconstituted.
2. After preparing the bath water, put a clean cloth into the water and damp it, then gently wipe the hamster’s fur with the damp cloth, paying attention to the direction of its fur growth and wiping it carefully. Be careful to control how hard you want to wipe, and keep wiping gently. In addition, it is important to note that you must avoid getting the hamster’s face in the bath water or burying its face in the water.
3. After thoroughly cleaning the hamster’s dirt and body lotion with clean water, dry the water stains on its body with a soft dry towel, and then put the hamster back in the cage, but make sure the cage is clean Keep it cool and cover it with a warm layer of bedding to allow the hamster to dry thoroughly and prevent catching a cold.
Reminder: Hamsters are very fragile animals and are easy to die in the bath, so don’t bathe them when they are not necessary. Usually, you only need to pay attention to providing them with bath sand. After sand, hamsters naturally know how to clean their bodies.
