I hear this a lot is it true that they smell badly?
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I hear this a lot is it true that they smell badly?
No, they do not stink, not unless you never clean their cage!
Thank You Karen just wondering
Like Karen said, they don't smell unless you don't clean their cage. Right now we have two hamsters (a syrian and a dwarf(not housed together, of course!)) and they don't put off hardly any smell at all. :D
Thanks Chilli.My mom and aunt keep saying the smell horriable.
I think they do have a smell. Even when the cage is newly clean, they still have an slight odor.
I never noticed that hamsters stink. I've noticed that they do have a smell to them, but, most pets have some smell. I wouldn't call it a bad odor, though. But, some people's noses are a lot more sensitive than others. Dirty hamster cages usually lead to dirty hamsters, though, but, that's the owner's fault. ;)
When I worked at PetCo.... cleaning the hamsters cage was my LEASTTTT favorite job. They were cleaned every other day, but boyyyyy they stank SO BAD and they managed to get pee in places I didn't even think was possible. It was so gross lol
i agree! when i worked at the petstore in Nashville i cleaned the hamster cage everyday. it was my least favorite thing other than the ferret cage!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessika
Shoot I would offer to do the ferrett cage. The ferrett cage was not bad AT ALL. I mean sure they got poop all over teh side of the cage but that was easy to clean up lol
How many hamster where in the cage though?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessika
I had a best friend who had 14 hamsters at once (her one had babies) and her room didn't stink unless she did not clean their cages.
My neighbor also has a hamster, and that one doesn't have a been stench to it either.
So, as Karen and Chilli said, nope, not unless you don't clean their cage:)
Steph and the crew
Maybe four, tops??
i have never thought of this!
the hamster cage at the petstore i worked at was a big 50gal fish tank. they stuffed anywhere between 20-40 hamsters in there. :(
A lot of rodents have an odour about them, mostly it is not urine but scent glands. Tia has a funny musty smell, but you can only smell it when she's right near your nose. Generally, male rodents have a more pungent urine, and if you don't want a pet that smells too bad then it's best to have a female. That is why I am only allowed female rodents as my mum does not like their smell! But as others have said, the more you clean out the cage, and the more air freshener you use, the less the smell :)
My dwarf is a male, and he has the least smell of all my rodents. Then again, I use carefresh, and clean his cage every week. I don't even notice a smell with him.
The female Syrian hamster we've been babysitting for over a month now stays in the office (no other animals in here), and even my mum, who has a very sensitive nose, says that the hamster barely has a smell to it.
Alot also has to do with the bedding used. Many people, including myself, find Carefresh to work wonders when cutting the smell back. Rats (males especially) tend to have a horrid smell. People who come to our house don't even acknowledge that we have any rodents untill they actually go into my room and see the cages. And even then, they are surprised that my room doesn't even have an odor to it.
So, the type of bedding helps alot.
Carefresh is REALLY good, it just claims to be "dust free" and anyone who has ever used it will know... it is DEFINITELY NOT dust free.. that stuff has sooo much dust.. its ridiculous! And you are not supposed to use bedding with dust on small animals because it will give them respitory problems..
The COLORED carefresh though is virtually dust free. But the regular stuff.. is awful.
Clean cage = non smelly hamster
Thanks everone. :)