Serious HAMSTER problem!! PLEASE HELP!!!

[DaisyIsPuppy]

[B]I have a bad problem with my hammy.Every since, I got my new puppy, my hammy, Midnight, has been peeing a lot and now I have to clean her cage every few days. My dad said that his co worker (that owns 2 hamsters) told me not to feed my hamster the vitamin drops, because that's what happened to his hammies, when the co-worker feed him vitamins. But, I was wondering my puppy could be agitating my Midnight and making her cage smell SO BAD. PLEASE HELP!! I'm totally clueless!!

[Miss Z]

Hm, could be. Small animals can pee out of fear, but I've never heard of excssive peeing like this. Have you changed bedding or disinfectant recently? Any new air fresheners? She could possibly have something irritating that area of her. Is the urine concentrated? She could be dehydrated. If all else fails, I'd have her checked out by a vet, just to make sure.

[DaisyIsPuppy]

Maybe its because of the bedding! What kind of bedding do you use? Or could you recommend some?

[Miss Z]

I just use general wood shavings for my rat and gerbils. Pine and cedar can be irritant to a lot of animals, check if yours is one of these. Also perhaps very fine sawdust can cause problems. I know some people who have sensitive small animals keep them on wood based cat litter!

[DaisyIsPuppy]

I use Aspen bedding, but does that matter

[kris198921]

ok well my hamster really likes my dogs and something that could be happening is that it is consuming to much liquids, also it could be that it needs a vet check up to determine the problem if it really is a problem, also once hamsters get so old their organs start to shut down just like a person.