Why is my hamster always cleaning himself?

Question

My hamster is always cleaning himself and no matter what I do he smells really bad. And Iike just last night i cleaned his cage....ya my hamster was not smelling great, but i cleaned the cage and i woke up this morning and he smelt alot worse. Like couldn't pick him up he smelt so bad........what can I do?

Oh and I see him cleaning himself alot more often. Like every 5 step he takes its like a major clean-down

Answer 1

I would change the type of bedding you are currently using.. See if that changes anything.