How to Clean your Hamster Cage 🧼

[@MagicalTypewriters]

Another tip: if you need to remove a soiled food hoard, replace it with clean food so they don't return to an empty hoard. And I usually try to do this when my hammy is out in her playpen so she doesn't get stressed about a giant hand reaching into her nest to steal her food!

[@SWIFTIESSS13]

Thanks that helped me so much because my hamster pees on his hord

[@amybarker-bx6lh]

Good idea

[@audreyyyym]

@@SWIFTIESSS13 yeah same

[@tarynkathleen3699]

Yes was thinking that too!

[@alanagrant7386]

Thank you for telling me my hamster is doing this and I wasn’t sure what to do !

[@rowdyrats7035]

So happy my hammy does most of her business in her sand bath. So easy to clean. Love my little tidy lady. ❤

[@sutekaa]

lucky! my hamster pees in his BURROWS and no not just the burrow entrance, he does it right at the corner of the cage which is the least accessible place for me, and then proceeds to get super angry when his burrows are destroyed. like bruh thats on u for peeing so far in. oh and he also pees on his wheel so much to the point where i have to wash that every 2-3 days.

[@audreyyyym]

@@sutekaa yess my hamster is obsessed with soiling the wheel 😂

[@bane631]

Your sooo lucky😂 my hamster goes all over😂😂

[@TaYlorsVerion133]

OMG SAME when I got the sand bath she only peed in there and it’s the easiest this to clean

[@natnattynattyy]

I'm SO happy I found your channel. I just purchased a winter white dwarf and your videos are what made me quickly fix the mistakes I made (like too small of a cage, wired one, and so on). Now I am trying my best to provide my baby with everything she needs and hopefully, we end up forming a strong bond.

[@Mao.the.furry13]

howd it go? :)

[@ariannaxb]

its just amazing. best hamster care channel ever. No one will probably be better than you naturally. U R BRILLIANT

[@VictoriaRaechel]

That's really sweet, thank you 🥰

[@ariannaxb]

@@VictoriaRaechel Your welcome

[@tiffanysprague5759]

I am so grateful for this channel. I watched so many of your videos before getting my little Portia, (named by my daughter) times have changed since i had my hamsters as a child some 20 years ago. I am guilty of having those generic hamster cages you buy at the local pet store that gives them no space and no depth to burrow. I now have a 50 gallon tank for our little dwarf and she seems to love it. Im proud of her enclosure and all the enrichments we provide her, but im grateful for the knowledge i can pass to my 6 yr old daughter on the proper husbandry these cuties need. She hides little treats in portias enclosure so portia has to "hunt" for her favorite treats besides her food. So from my little family to you, thank you. Here is to a healthy life for our little girl and lots of love for any future rescues we may have. ❤

[@katieedmunds520]

I love the idea of dividing your cage up and replacing the bedding in that section!!!!! I’m lucky cookie only pees in her sand bath and her wheel

[@DahlianaMoira]

In my case, it really helped to put up a camera so you can keep an eye on the times they are awake. My hammy will wake up for a while at around 12 - 1 pm, so i often use this time to do a quick spot clean if i can't do it in the evening 😊

[@HammyTime]

I love how you surprise me with things I didn’t know. UV black light flash lights to find pee spots is a new one I need to try. I love the sections idea. Just when I thought I heard it all you bring in something new. Thank you! 🙂

[@LiaSlay.]

First love your videos. Thank you so much for teaching me about hamsters and how to keep them happy and healthy thank you you’ve saved lots of hamsters lives over the world giving them a good life and I appreciate that a lot Love your videos and again thank you 😊

[@idontreadorreply]

I dont have a hamster yet but these are so fun to watch! Makes me more prepared when I have a hamster in future and these videos are just overall so relaxing 🩷🐹

[@SusanaHeat86]

They really are relaxing

[@matildemouranosalpes8077]

HEY VIC , my hamster needed to be put down yesterday because he had 3 tumors ❤️ you helped me so much through the journey of my hamster and i love you for that ! Now my mom got me a new hamster. It’s a robo ❤️ i continue watching your videos and love them ❤️ tysm

[@simonthehamster7938]

Just wanted to say I'm so sorry for your loss 😥 Getting a new hamster can help so much though!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I'm sorry to hear that but am so happy I could help!

[@deehyatt5173]

😢

[@hi-qb6lo]

I saw you posted and immediately clicked on it. I always get excited over your videos! I have been watching you since I was nine!

[@Girlypops161]

Same!

[@amybarker-bx6lh]

I did too 😀

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Aw thank you for the support!

[@-afyx-]

I usually do the trick of replacing the dirty food storage in the hideout with clean food. Your ad is cute, I like the t-shirt!

[@meganchiasson9929]

Hi Victoria! Thank you so so much for all your advices! I learn a lot of things every day with your videos and my questionings are always answering with your videos. You have helped me so much to upgraded my hamster care and I will be always grateful for your help💗💗

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I'm happy I could help!

[@Girlypops161]

I started watching you when I my hamster, it's been such a help watching your videos.

[@shrekisiconic]

Hi Victoria I just wanna say I love your channel so much and I have learned sooo much from it thank you! 🐹❤

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you so much!

[@Atricea]

I'm so lucky that our current hamstergirl Peanut mostly pees in her sandbath and sometimes the wheel - easy to clean places. I barely have to spot-clean at all. And she's not learned that hamsters sleep during the day, so she's often awake by herself during the day and wants to get picked up... so we don't have to wake her to clean the cage. I clean it every about 8-9 weeks, keeping up to half the bedding and mixing that with new bedding. Then the cage is redone, usually like it was before, so she doesn't get too confused, although as any hamster, she hates that we clean the cage. She's such a sweet girl 🥰

[@PeytonWillow]

Everything I know about hamsters is because of you so I’m so excited to watch!!

[@Skatewolf569]

Thankyou so much!! ❤

[@ekay881]

Thanks so much for your advice, I’m new to hamsters as I’ve got one someone didn’t want any more and I’m learning like crazy. She’s so cute and I’m getting my dwarf hamster a much bigger cage and given her much deeper bedding and she has burrowed a nest underground instead of her plastic nest box on a high shelf in the cage and have scattered her food around the cage instead of putting it in one bowl on a shelf. Your reels are fab. Thank you xx

[@MisoTheRoboHamster]

I dont really like it when people do a full cage clean, my friend had a hamster but with a petsmart cage. I tried to tell her some tips but she ignored me bc she wanted to be with her other friend. She had barely an inch of bedding and idk if she cleaned to often bc it smelled... BAD. so yeah. I wrote a speech on hamsters and hopefully she knows how to take care of a hamster.

[@hermionethehamster]

First! I spot clean about 3 times a week just to get the pee out because my hamster pees over and over again in the exact same spot 😅 I am very careful about not touching her hoard, honestly white bedding is a life saver for me 😂 I swear my hamster Hermione gets excited when I spot clean, she loves making new burows haha. Another thing she loves is peeing in her wheel so I have to clean it every night 🫠 The new merch is so cute! I will be putting it on my birthday list ❤

[@Graces_life]

@Hermionethehamster heyyyy 👋🏻😅

[@VictoriaRaechel]

White bedding honestly is so helpful 😂 I now try to put it in their hides to help me with seeing what is exactly peed on. & thank you!

[@hermionethehamster]

@@Graces_life heyyy

[@hermionethehamster]

@@VictoriaRaechel 🐹💕

[@mm2.auroravfx]

I’m so glad you did this Victoria! I hope Dipper and Waddles are doing okay and your plants and your other pets... I also hope you are doing very well! Love your content, keep it up!!! ❤️🐹 Also I noticed your tattoo it’s so pretty!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you!

[@Justmae343]

I just found this channel and I’m loving it I recently got a hamster and want to give her the best life possible! (Side note my hamsters name is Mabel inspired by Mabel from gravity falls 😂)

[@infiniteasmr341]

Hows Mabel doing? Also, thats a cute name lol! I have two hamsters :)

[@mm2.auroravfx]

@@infiniteasmr341 Mabel has passed, sadly.

[@infiniteasmr341]

@@mm2.auroravfx aw I’m so sorry to hear that. Send in all the love. 🤍🤍

[@Hiiiiiiiii111]

This helped a lot thank you so much I was trying to figure out how often to clean my Syrian hamsters cage and I have been doing this for a while and it works way better then only leaving a small portion of their bedding

[@reetayoung]

I have a preview 528 which was a recommendation from you and I cleaned it for the first time today. It didn't look dirty and he pees in his sandbox. Wow, that was a job! I changed all of the bedding.

[@Iluvdandysworldbcitsgood]

You're the person who tell's about hamsters right now and also to me you're the first-hamster-teller i saw before. 😄😁🐹🐾

[@sugarsuites]

What cleaning products would you recommend when spot cleaning areas where the hamster has peed?

[@stylianikalafati1538]

I only just found your videos and they have helped so much! Thanks for teaching me how to give my Nut proper care❤

[@cakeeeetime]

How would you suggest to clean out the enclosure of an skittish hamster who doesn't want to be tamed? Would that change something? or would the hamster just have to "deal with it". That plopped up in my mind ^^

[@sylphsarigo1996]

I think the way she's doing it in the video would work well for a skittish hamster. A skittish hamster might prefer to stay in the cage, hiding on the side that's not being cleaned. Or you could lure it into a hide that can be picked up and moved to a play area or spare cage until cleaning is finished. But disclaimer, I've never actually had a skittish hamster, this is just an educated guess based on what I've read of hamsters plus my experience with skittish guinea pigs.

[@cakeeeetime]

@@sylphsarigo1996 Sounds good to me :)

[@mcdonaldcaronfamilymcdonal4786]

Victoria your channel is amazing, since i have been watching your channel my hamster care has improved! I got a hamster cage from niteangel, with more than 900 square inches of floor space! I just wanted to say thank you for all your help!

[@Qwiwx_]

Both my hamsters have passed away this year. But yes, i had a little over 1 foot of bedding and it was hard to clean!! Once a week i spot cleaned, one a month i deep cleaned. It seemed to work well for my hamsters!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I'm sorry for your loss!

[@Qwiwx_]

@@VictoriaRaechel oh, i didnt expect you to see this! But thank you. and thanks to you my hamsters lived a great long heathly life!

[@EnderZigg]

What I struggle with spot cleaning is there is so much bedding that poop seems to be spread out and I literally cannot even find wet spots. It’s just in random spots in small amounts. I just bought a large vista enclosure and tons of options from Niteangel to place before we bring our new love home and I’m so scared about missing dirty spots in all that lol I will try changing out quadrants every week and keep and eye out for any spiked corners or spots.

[@EnderZigg]

*Soaked corners 😒

[@duckslapper12]

I'm preparing to get a Hamster and your videos have been very helpful, thank you!

[@rosemarieurwin2578]

i found moving my robo hamsters house into different positions in the enclosure used to stress him out ...he circled the enclosure several times before i realised what was upsetting him and moved it back to the original place and never moved it again .

[@chiarichibi9456]

When your parents call you lazy and a bad pet owner for doing exactly what you just explained in the video. I tried to tell them multiple times how stressful cage cleaning can be for them, let alone how much it would cost to remove all the bedding every single week, but there's just no way to reason with them. They also always yell at me why I didn't disinfect the whole cage, when there is really no good reason to. I can't show them your video, since they don't understand english. We also don't have any dedicated hamster channels that would be in language they could understand. However, I myself am happy that I found your channel year ago. It really made me better hamster owner. Thank you for your hard work ❤

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I’m sorry to hear they don’t understand! What language do they speak? There are translated captions you can turn on and I can add any language that isn’t there if that helps 😊

[@_Nanalae]

This video was super detailed compared to the last cleaning videos, thank you so much! Love the design of the merch too!!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you!

[@_Nanalae]

@@VictoriaRaechel Of course! That UV light is such a great idea!

[@stephaniewaner9381]

For a wooden habitat, what would you put on the bottom to keep the hamster urine from soaking into the wood?

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Varnish, contact paper or an acrylic sheet.

[@dyanamas9833]

Thank you so much for this vid. I was struggling a little about cleaning my hamsters' cages but gain a lot of tips from you. Only regarding the sand, as you said if they are not peeing in the sand, there's no need to replace much. But how long that can be? Im still using the same sand (but sifting it every week) for about 2 months now. There is no smell and no clumps. They seem to use it well still, just how long is long? Haha. I wonder this especially when I read on Bucastate instruction on the packaging says to change the sand regularly (in days 😂).

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Dipper never pees in his sand so I've literally never replaced it haha unless I was adding more to make it deeper. I assume they just recommend changing it out because most hamsters pee in it.

[@dyanamas9833]

@@VictoriaRaechel ahhh that's a relief because that's what I've been doing too. I keep on adding new sand if it starts to look shallow 😂 both my hamsters (with their own cage) dont use sand as their toilet anymore so that's that 😂 thank youuuuuu for answering 🫶🏼🤩 your sharing helps a lotttt 😍

[@theserenebook]

This was the video I didn’t know I needed, then found out I needed! 😂 Also. Boone is getting on in ears (he’ll be 2 on May 13) and his nails have gotten pretty long. How long should I let them get/ How do I cut them? Thanks so much for everything you do! ❤❤

[@VictoriaRaechel]

If you notice they're long that probably means you'll want to try and cut them as soon as you can! I've done videos before showing the different methods to clipping them.

[@theserenebook]

@@VictoriaRaechel Thank you so much! I'll look for the videos. (Slightly scared to try, but I've got lots of help!) 😅

[@caseykong588]

The problem I keep running into with leaving a hoard of food is mold mites. I’ve had several issues with mold mites. I spot clean and don’t do a big clean out until 4-5 weeks have past. I will keep some old bedding for smell but if they get a breakout, the entire cage must be cleaned. They aren’t harmful to hamsters, just gross.

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I've never had an issue with them!

[@eva_1977]

i had ants and any leftover food soon became the source of infection; either molt of other gross stuff. so i'd be VERY reluctant to leave any food debris mixed with bedding anytwhere. it's just not hygenic. when i had a hamster 40 years ago i cleaned his cage thoroughly DAILY. do you leave your food debris lying around in your apartment? of course not. food rotts.....

[@Peanuthehamster]

Thank you so much! This helps a lot with cleaning my hams cage and I’ve been watching your videos since I got my hamster 😅

[@silviakoch2293]

That was very helpful. Thank you so much!

[@animalitos_31]

What good information, now I understand why when I have my hamster it gets stressed because it was tiring when I cleaned its cage. Greetings from Chile 😍😍

[@ldanything6735]

I just got my first Syrian hamster he's so cute and i want to make sure he is happy so your videos really help 😊😁😁😁😁👌🏻👍🏻

[@swathimadira6220]

Thank you ! I loved the vid , it helped me a lot ! I enjoyed the stream yesterday.

[@haleycook3397]

Thank you so much for this. I find cleaning really hard as my hammy changes his toilet spot weekly and does it in his burrows so i never know where it might be. Also iv recently got a pawhut and have completely turned my hamster care around thanks to your videos and something animal. If you ever do another reacting to enclosures again i would be so happy if you reacted to mine. Ps im from the uk and am going to the happy hamster fayre. Looking forward to your Q&A ☺️🐹

[@aestheticmusic7722]

Hi Victoria I love your videos . Could you please do a updated rabbit routine thank you so much 😊🐰

[@VictoriaRaechel]

thank you! My daily pet routines show what I exactly do every day including the rabbits :)

[@brandocalrissian88]

Thank you Victoria this was incredibly helpful

[@shaylastorm]

Oh my gosh the new merch is soooooo cute!! 😍 and as always another great video 👏

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you Shayla, I always love seeing your comments 🥰

[@wayneraqueno2142]

Thank you for always making great and informative videos!!!

[@kerrin06]

I’m thinking about getting a hamster soon and I have a few questions. So when you are cleaning out their cage and you find a food hoard should you just cover it up again even if it’s soiled? Or should you just get rid of it? And also how often should you do the six sections of cleaning out the bedding? Like what you talked about in the video? Sorry for all the questions! Thank you!

[@Harrietwashere23]

My hamster died this week and I just wanted to say thank you for helping me to give my hamster the best life possible :)

[@VictoriaRaechel]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss!

[@Baguette1020]

Hi victoria! I am actually on a budget for my future hammy therefore i have made all his hideouts and watchboxes from cardboard . There was a clip in the video where you were cleaning the soiled top of a hideout so if we we make them from cardboard do we have to make them again every time the hammy pees on them?

[@amybarker-bx6lh]

I lover your sage green trousers! And the hamster beehive hide 🐝

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thanks!

[@elizabethann8599]

This video definitely helped me. I feel bad because I cleaned perry's cage and took out all her bedding. I think I will have to clean in sections till I find where she poops.

[@ThePiggies3743]

I love your channel so much and I’m hoping to get hamster soon and I learned all the stuff from you and this video should help!❤❤

[@LivyMSM]

what kind of soap can i wash the cage/accessories with? Love you victoria!

[@tidescapefilms]

There are lot's of different pet safe disinfectant sprays. Your local pet shop should have a selection, if not you can find them online :)

[@babiesandbuddies]

Love your informative videos ❤. It's obvious that you're a wonderful pet owner who gives your pets the best possible 🐹

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@xthetansiblingsx5405]

I do spot clean and area cleaning too 😊

[@TheRealCHEESE315]

Literally cleaning my hamsters cage rn😂

[@Edwardlm1915]

I'm getting a little hammy soon I love your videos. May I ask where you got your hammys cage from? I love the look of it living like a king haha

[@juliacleven5893]

Hi Victoria! An amazing video once again! i have learned so much about you're hamster care video's and the one thing i was struggling with the most is spot cleaning so this was very helpfull. I Loveee you're new merch design i will probably buy some soon! thank you once again for helping so many hamster owners

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thanks Julia!

[@josephinechastain9640]

For your DIY enclosures where do you get your glass/ acrylic for the front? I’m having trouble finding it! I’m in the US btw if that’s where you are!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

It’s from speedyglass which is a windshield and window replacement company but they also cut custom glass so I’m sure there’s a similar company in the us!

[@nzpaws]

I don’t even have hamsters anymore but I love watching cage cleaning videos 😂

[@VictoriaRaechel]

hehehe so do I!

[@Luc1ennn]

My hamster only goes to the bathroom in one place, which you would think is awesome. But she chose to only pee inside ONE OF HER TUBES!!! So it’s so annoying to clean because I have to detach it and block off the opening which is difficult. Other than that she is a wonderful hamster and I love her very much

[@giovannisingergs4159]

I just had a similar in the morning I clean the top of the bedding and then later in the day when they wake up I clean where they sleep and and put them in a playpen so they're not in the way when I'm cleaning

[@candacecrumpler4391]

This so helpful ❤ thank you so much

[@nixiesadventures8170]

This was so helpful. Thank you! 🐹

[@A.Spanò]

I got a dwarf hamster a few days ago, so far he seems to be a very messy hamster underground😂 but he also peed a lot on the wooden wheel and platforms, any advices on how do I clean it later on since it gets absorbed and I don’t want to bother him too much so soon in a new environment?😅

[@rysquid]

Just got finished giving my hamsters enclosure a thorough inspection/clean/refresh (I bought him some new fun pieces I wanted to add, plus he was defo overdue a good clean) and I come onto KZbin to see you have just posted a hamster cage cleaning video!! Coincidence? I think not🤣

[@AlinaPamoShadrin]

Love your videos Victoria❤

[@TudorLofi]

i feel awful ruining my hammy's burrow! thx for the tips

[@pinch1loaf]

@VictoriaRaechel, How do you protect your wooden products in the cage from urine damage so that they last longer without being soiled?

[@eva_1977]

there is a video -(not hers) that you can melt beeswax and coconut oil and cover it with that to become waterproof. i don't know if you can use the same thing on cork. this was for wood

[@Horserider1]

Amazing video as usual ❤❤

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thank you!

[@bloxybloxxxx]

this has helped so much! i am getting a hamster after i’m back from my holliday lol xxx

[@Lexi_7896]

Hey Victoria! I know you said in the last reacting to your hamster cages videos it would be the last one but, could you do another one? I know loads of people would love it and i would too as i recently got a ikea detolf all because of you! My hamster Hazel says a massive thank you!

[@Kennady06]

This helped me a lot thank you so much! 😊

[@Serendipity86UK]

Thank you so much for this very helpful video! How often should you spot clean? Is it a daily thing? :/ And when you do the bigger clean on a section every 2 weeks, do you remove the WHOLE bedding from that section, or only if it feels wet? Since you only clean the sand bath if they pee in it, is that the same for the dig boxes? Do you just leave the substrate alone, or does it need replacing every so often? Thanks so much

[@lucyxeditsxSSO]

I think you spot clean whenever you see some dirty spots!

[@cammac4880]

Love your channel, been watching for a week and now subscribed. Should you be wearing gloves to clean out the cage?

[@HappyHamstercare101]

So my hamster is a ghost hamster and comes out after I go to bed. How should I spot clean? Tysm for all you’ve taught me ❤❤❤

[@Espressoshotcat]

I just brought home a new hamster about a week ago and she is still settling in, I know its about time to spot clean her cage. Any tips on how i should approach this she still a bit shy but curious

[@TheyLuvEms]

How do you know when u should give them a new setup I am cleaning my hamsters cage right now and I’m not sure if I should switch up her setup

[@TOTALMOON]

Do you know any good vets for birds my friend think her birds wing is injured and wants to bring him to the vet

[@sersi_sings]

My hamster is quite new (less than a week) and may be a wee ghost hamster, should I leave cleaning for a couple weeks till they're settled in? They seem to not want to be around humans atm and I don't wanna add extra stress on top of the new home stress

[@carriearmstrong2207]

Is driftwood okay to put in my hamsters tank?

[@Girlypops161]

I love your videos they are awesome!

[@TheHenrikur]

What bedding do you use?

[@tiff4truth]

Hello, my daughter is wondering how often she can give her hamster Gerber puffs. She loves your videos. Thanks

[@PepperTheHamster488]

Probably once a week or every 2 weeks

[@maddieandcallie7560]

The hamster cage I got is a 75 gallon fish tank it’s big but it’s kinda skinny he doesn’t seem stressed and I plan on buying a new cage in October as I’ll be making enough money to do so I just need some tips to help keep him happy until then

[@blue_lightY_T]

Hey big fan when I first got a hamster I watched your video and it helped me improve my hamsters cage has so much I hope you respond to this❤ love your videos❤❤

[@boxingcosmogyral]

HIIII, I'm the person who commented on your tt about making more videos!😊

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Nice to see you!

[@boxingcosmogyral]

@@VictoriaRaechel nice to see u too!

[@azmatbegum1137]

Is kaytee clean and cozy the best bedding material?

[@VictoriaRaechel]

It is a safe bedding :)

[@cxquettegirly]

I love you so much. Currently watching this while cleaning my hammy cage!!

[@windfishletusdream]

Amazing videos thx so much

[@lolidk3807]

my hamster exclusively pees behind his food bowl (i don't put food in there i scatter feed him but he uses his bowl as a place to store food he has foraged ☺) which is very helpful, he poos everywhere but mainly outside his house and i remove half of the poo there every few days hes a tidy boy 🥰 edit: i think he is now pouching his poo and piling it one small pile in the corner of his cage, is this normal??

[@HamsterCocosMom]

I’ve been waiting for that one

[@Irelynspets]

Love your videos! they are just sooo amazing

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thanks!

[@tyfraser8883]

Great vid, helps alot!

[@VictoriaRaechel]

Thanks for watching!

[@l.23dorothea]

my hamster has (had) a multi chamber hide and he really liked it but he would only pee in a certain area in the chamber hide and I noticed that every time I would clean it out as it became very stinky that his pee had made the wood go funny and insects were attracted to it so I had too throw it out, I'm thinking of getting another multi chamber hide but I'm wondering if there's any way to try and stop what happened last time?

[@tunx2485]

Hi raechel, may I know if the food our hamster had hoarded and placed in his nest are mouldy, do we throw all of them away from his nest?

[@VictoriaRaechel]

It should all be thrown out in that case :)