How can I clean my hamster cage without taking out the bedding?

Question

I keep hearing to clean your cage 2 times a week but change your bedding once a week. how can i clean without taking out the bedding?

Answer 1

You only need to change the bedding (sleep material) once a week but it won't hurt to clean out the sawdust or whatever you use as the substrate more often ~ depends how messy your hamster is! Mine get a total clean out once a week (cage is cleaned + change of sawdust and bedding etc). Best to change the water each day :)

Answer 2

You have to change your hamster's cage once a week.You have to take out he bedding.When my hamster is scratching his cage that means he wants to get out and help me clean so the digs out the bedding.Some times he bites it and carries it to me.it's soo cute.

Answer 3

take out everythign and clean it   all except the bedding   duh

Answer 4

You have to take out the bedding to clean it.

Answer 5

u dont have to clean the cage two times a week just once a week set a date that u clean the cage

Answer 6

Do one spot at a time,so move the bedding and clean..ect.

Answer 7

Perhaps they're talking about spot cleaning, where you just sort of clean up the really messy spots. You still take out some bedding, though, but not ALL the bedding.

Answer 8

To clean your hamie's cage, you need to take out the bedding, to get the cage really clean.

Answer 9

see, some ppl say once a week others say twice. they both mean replave beeding wen you clean. yuo probably got it mixed up. so, clean it once or twice a week (twice is prefered!!) and replace the bedding =]

Answer 10

Spot cleaning. You scoop out the moist bedding, and you take out the poo (wearing gloves, or using a scooper), then replace the removed bedding with fresh bedding.

It's healthy and prevents your hamster from having to walk around on soiled bedding until the next scheduled full-clean.

Personally, I do DAILY spot cleaning in my cages. Not just 2x a week.