Sofia Enclosure Updates, Continued…

Jan 27

Written By Rachel

If you saw my post from last week, I added a Niteangel Multi-Chamber hide to little Sofia’s 200 qt., bin cage enclosure.

I didn’t realize she would so quickly make the new, multi-chamber hide her home, so I put it over a sand bath, thinking she might enjoy a sand bath with more cover.

Fortunately, she LOVES the new hide and quickly moved in. Unfortunately, she has fully moved in, which means cleaning up her sand bath is a little tricky. Normally I wouldn’t be so concerned about keeping her nest clean, but she’s also taken to peeing in one corner of the multi-chamber hide. I can’t clean it easily without removing her from the cage (she doesn’t love someone rooting around in her nest, understandably).

After about a week it was getting pretty smelly in there and I decided it was time for a change… and here are the results! It’s a small change, but if you have hamsters you’ll know that hamsters do not love change, so all changes need to be well thought out so they can be executed in a way that causes the least amount of stress for your little, fur friend.

Do you have a multi-chamber hide? How do you or your hamster use it?

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