There is a stereotype that hamsters in the apartment surely become sources of very unpleasant smell. However actually it not absolutely so. Really little and nice animal can create specific aroma, but there is it not because of his untidiness at all. It is very simple to get rid of a smell of a hamster.
Why hamsters smell
Most often a source of an unpleasant smell is the cage in which there lives a hamster. Many owners consider that small animals comfortably feel in scraps of newspapers, sawdust or a dry grass. On the one hand, this is true, but with another – such fillers differ in the fact that well absorb not only moisture, but also smells. It is necessary to change them as often as possible. Otherwise the appeared smell for a long time will remain in your apartment. And the hamster will also become a source of aroma which pleasant to call very difficult.The cage of a small animal has to be always clean. In it the remains of food or excrement of a hamster should not accumulate. It is natural that all this in itself is sources of an unpleasant smell. If you watch a condition of the dwelling of your pet, but air all the same remains stale, pay attention to a way of life and food of the pet. Experts note that if it is frequent to disturb and subject a hamster to stressful situations, then his organism begins to develop a specific smell. Members of your family can be irritants, you are, other house animals, a cage which for any reasons is not pleasant to a hamster. It is possible to notice presence of a stress on behavior of the pet. If the small animal is scared, concerned or is angry, then all this is followed by characteristic behavior. Usually hamsters are quiet and friendly.
How to get rid of a smell
If you did not manage to define a source of irritation of a hamster, and you watch his hygiene carefully, then health of an animal can become the reason of a smell. Most often the specific smell appears at digestion process violation. In this case only the veterinarian can define the exact diagnosis and ways of treatment. Most often for digestion normalization to hamsters appoint pry special vitamins and limit a food allowance to a peculiar diet. Pay attention to a food allowance of a hamster. It is not recommended to leave products for the night in large numbers. After a meal it is practically better to remove all remains of food from a cage at once. Food of a hamster has to contain enough vitamins and useful elements. The full and balanced feeding can save you not only from emergence of an unpleasant smell, but also save an animal from a set of diseases. As a laying it is better to use special fillers which are on sale in specialized shops. For example, corn "sawdust" well absorbs moisture and at the same time does not pass smells therefore air remains fresh. Wood fillers have similar properties. After thorough cleaning of a cage, elimination of all sources of an unpleasant smell and rendering due consideration to a hamster, well air the room and use usual air fresheners. Remember rules of keeping of these animals and never forget that any pet requires care from the party of the owner.